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Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

On December 10, 1996, José Ramos-Horta and Timorese Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo stood in front of European Heads of State and Royalty, and dignitaries from around the world, and accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.  Ramos-Horta's acceptance speech encapsulated the state of...