Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech

Below is Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, "A Just and Lasting Peace," as prepared for delivery. Scroll to the bottom for video.

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Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world:

I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility. It is an award that speaks to our highest aspirations - that for all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere prisoners of fate. Our actions matter, and can bend history in the direction of justice.