英文版我的呼吁就是阿尔贝特·史怀哲在1954年接受诺贝尔和平奖时的发言,英文版

英文版我的呼吁就是阿尔贝特·史怀哲在1954年接受诺贝尔和平奖时的发言,英文版
英文版我的呼吁
就是阿尔贝特·史怀哲在1954年接受诺贝尔和平奖时的发言,英文版

英文版我的呼吁就是阿尔贝特·史怀哲在1954年接受诺贝尔和平奖时的发言,英文版
The Problem of Peace (1954)
【Nobel Lecture:The Problem of Peace (1954-11-04)】
Many a truth has lain unnoticed for a long time,ignored simply because no one perceived its potential for becoming reality.
We have learned to tolerate the facts of war:that men are killed en masse — some twenty million in the Second World War — that whole cities and their inhabitants are annihilated by the atomic bomb,that men are turned into living torches by incendiary bombs.We learn of these things from the radio or newspapers and we judge them according to whether they signify success for the group of peoples to which we belong,or for our enemies.When we do admit to ourselves that such acts are the results of inhuman conduct,our admission is accompanied by the thought that the very fact of war itself leaves us no option but to accept them.In resigning ourselves to our fate without a struggle,we are guilty of inhumanity.
What really matters is that we should all of us realize that we are guilty of inhumanity.The horror of this realization should shake us out of our lethargy so that we can direct our hopes and our intentions to the coming of an era in which war will have no place.
The only originality I claim is that for me this truth goes hand in hand with the intellectual certainty that the human spirit is capable of creating in our time a new mentality,an ethical mentality.Inspired by this certainty,I too proclaim this truth in the hope that my testimony may help to prevent its rejection as an admirable sentiment but a practical impossibility.Many a truth has lain unnoticed for a long time,ignored simply because no one perceived its potential for becoming reality.
Only when an ideal of peace is born in the minds of the peoples will the institutions set up to maintain this peace effectively fulfill the function expected of them.
May the men who hold the destiny of peoples in their hands,studiously avoid anything that might cause the present situation to deteriorate and become even more dangerous.May they take to heart the words of the Apostle Paul:"If it be possible,as much as lieth in you,live peaceably with all men." These words are valid not only for individuals,but for nations as well.May these nations,in their efforts to maintain peace,do their utmost to give the spirit time to grow and to act.
【Albert Schweitzer's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture】
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.However,his duties in Africa prevented him from appearing at the award ceremony,which was held December 10,1953,in Oslo,Norway.The award was therefore formally presented to the French ambassador,a Mr.de Monicault,who read a message from Dr.Schweitzer expressing his gratitude,his regret at having to be absent,and his intention to visit Oslo the following year.Schweitzer was able to travel to Europe in 1954,and delivered his Nobel speech on November 4,1954,at Oslo University.
As the following blurb from the November 3 1954 New York Times indicates,Schweitzer was very warmly greeted upon his arrival in Oslo:
Dr.Albert Schweitzer,winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize,arrived today [Nov.2] to receive his diploma and gold medal.Never before has the winner of this award aroused such public interest here.
The railway station was crowded and the police had to escort the 79-year-old philosopher and humanitarian to a car.A line formed last night for tickets to tomorrow's presentation ceremony.King Haakon received Dr.Schweitzer at the palace.
Dr.Schweitzer said he would return to Africa and use the prize money for his leper hospital at Lambarene.Oslo newspapers are inviting subscriptions to a fund to be used as Dr.Schweitzer wishes.
Dr.Schweitzer,with his wife Helene seated in the front row,presented his speech in French.According to the New York Times,he spoke for fifty minutes and the audience was spellbound for the entire time.He wore "an old-fashioned black suit,wing collar and four-in-hand tie" and stood absolutely erect while speaking.
A full,annotated text of Dr.Schweitzer's Nobel Peace Prize lecture is available online at the Nobel site.The title is The Problem of Peace.