Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech 12/10/2009

Just part 1 of 4 of President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech.


I know there has been many skeptics and nay-sayers about Obama and what he hasn't accomplished in his first year but let us not forget it is JUST his first year.

Yet in his first year he has breathed new life into a nation that has endured 8 years of internal struggle with itself on the issues of universal freedom versus security. A nation who's image has been mired and tarnished by hypocrisy policies it placed domestically and internally and using force instead of diplomacy. A nation who's minority finally could rest assure and know that their countrymen valued credentials, candid answers and potential instead of skin tone. A nation that is young in age but mature in experience.

Here are some of the most memorable quotes of President Obama's speech:


"I am at the beginning, and not the end, of my labors on the world stage. Compared to some of the giants of history who've received this prize -- Schweitzer and King; Marshall and Mandela -- my accomplishments are slight."


"The instruments of war do have a role to play in preserving the peace. And yet this truth must coexist with another -- that no matter how justified, war promises human tragedy."

"For peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict. Only a just peace based on the inherent rights and dignity of every individual can truly be lasting."

"America's commitment to global security will never waver."

"The promotion of human rights cannot be about exhortation alone. At times, it must be coupled with painstaking diplomacy. No repressive regime can move down a new path unless it has the choice of an open door."