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"This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant."
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"To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit."

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"This coupling together of science with international peace, is, I think, particularly significant."
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