This speech could be the most intriguing and nuanced one I’ve ever heard and I almost feel like saying he should’ve received the prize solely for delivering such quality of thought and poetry in politics. Of course he’s more deserving than just that. Although I completely understand why it was a controversial decision…and still is, I feel sometimes words do matter a lot, visions of how a type of world peace can be reached (which is really what the speech is ultimately trying to deal with) and a pragmatic crystal clear roadmap like this one can make a huge difference in the world if said by a man in the most powerful political position in the world. Peace through deeper international consensus and cooperation, through strengthening institutions like the UN. These should really be the map to world peace!

I might also mention world peace has been subject to much ridicule and mocking because of the overly ambitious dreams of hippies, how brave is it then to base a whole speech on the notion and give a roadmap to achieving it that actually seems tenable