For For readers interested in Schweitzer's ethics applied to war and peace after 1945; short.
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3 of 5worth your time
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His 1954 Nobel lecture: peace requires an ethical change of spirit among nations, not treaties alone. Short and clear.
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Historical3 of 5
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Schweitzer's Nobel lecture, delivered in Oslo on 4 November 1954 for the Peace Prize of 1952, and published separately. He reviews how the wars of the twentieth century had been settled and argues that lasting peace depends not on treaties alone but on a change of spirit among peoples, an ethical renewal that he connects with his principle of reverence for life. The text is on the Nobel Foundation's site.
