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| October 10, 2009 |
Some of President Obama's Words on Accepting his Nobel Prize
"Let me be clear, I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations."To be honest I do not feel I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honored by this prize- men and woman who have inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.
"Throughout history the Nobel Prize has not just been used to honor a specific achievement; it has also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes. And that is why I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century.
"These challenges can't be met by any one leader or any one nation. And that is why my administration has worked to establish a new era of engagement in which all nations must take responsibility for the world we seek.
"We can't allow the differences between peoples to define the way that we see one another, and that is why we must pursue a new beginning among people of different faiths and races and religions, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect. "