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1NobelNobel LectureLectureNobelNobel LectureLecture byby AungAung SanSan SuuSuu Kyi,Kyi, Oslo,Oslo, 1616 June,June, 20122012YourYour Majesties,Majesties, YourYour RoyalRoyal Highness,Highness, Excellencies,Excellencies, DistinguishedDistinguished membersmembers ofof thethe NorwegianNorwegian NobelNobel Committee,Committee, DearDear Friends,Friends,LongLong yearsyears ago,ago, sometimessometimes itit seemsseems manymany liveslives ago,ago, I I waswas atat OxfordOxford listeninglistening toto thethe radioradio programmeprogramme DesertDesert IslandIsland DiscsDiscs withwith mymy youngyoung sonson Alexander.Alexander. ItIt waswas a a well-knownwell-known programmeprogramme (for(for allall I I knowknow itit stillstill continues)continues) onon whichwhich famousfamous peoplepeople fromfrom allall walkswalks ofof lifelife werewere invitedinvited toto talktalk aboutabout thethe eighteight discs,discs, thethe oneone bookbook besidebeside thethe biblebible andand thethe completecomplete worksworks ofof Shakespeare,Shakespeare, andand thethe oneone luxuryluxury itemitem theythey wouldwould wishwish toto havehave withwith themthem werewere theythey toto bebe maroonedmarooned onon a a desertdesert island.island. AtAt thethe endend ofof thethe programme,programme, whichwhich wewe hadhad bothboth enjoyed,enjoyed, AlexanderAlexander askedasked meme ifif I I thoughtthought I I mightmight everever bebe invitedinvited toto speakspeak onon DesertDesert IslandIsland Discs.Discs. “Why“Why not?”not?” I I respondedresponded lightly.lightly. SinceSince hehe knewknew thatthat inin generalgeneral onlyonly celebritiescelebrities tooktook partpart inin thethe programmeprogramme hehe proceededproceeded toto ask,ask, withwith genuinegenuine interest,interest, forfor whatwhat reasonreason I I thoughtthought I I mightmight bebe invited.invited. I I consideredconsidered thisthis forfor a a momentmoment andand thenthen answered:answered: “Perhaps“Perhaps becausebecause I’dI’d havehave wonwon thethe NobelNobel PrizePrize forfor literature,”literature,” andand wewe bothboth laughed.laughed. TheThe prospectprospect seemedseemed pleasantpleasant butbut hardlyhardly probable.probable.(I(I cannotcannot nownow rememberremember whywhy I I gavegave thatthat answer,answer, perhapsperhaps becausebecause I I hadhad recentlyrecently readread a a bookbook byby a a NobelNobel LaureateLaureate oror perhapsperhaps becausebecause thethe DesertDesert IslandIsland celebritycelebrity ofof thatthat dayday hadhad beenbeen a a famousfamous writer.)writer.)InIn 1989,1989, whenwhen mymy latelate husbandhusband MichaelMichael ArisAris camecame toto seesee meme duringduring mymy firstfirst termterm ofof househouse arrest,arrest, hehe toldtold meme thatthat a a friend,friend, JohnJohn Finnis,Finnis, hadhad nominatednominated meme forfor thethe NobelNobel PeacePeace Prize.Prize. ThisThis timetime alsoalso I I laughed.laughed. ForFor anan instantinstant MichaelMichael lookedlooked amazed,amazed, thenthen hehe realizedrealized whywhy I I waswas amused.amused. TheThe NobelNobel PeacePeace Prize?Prize? A A pleasantpleasant prospect,prospect, butbut quitequite improbable!improbable! SoSo howhow diddid I I feelfeel whenwhen I I waswas actuallyactually awardedawarded thethe NobelNobel PrizePrize forfor Peace?Peace? TheThe questionquestion hashas beenbeen putput toto meme manymany timestimes andand thisthis 1isis surelysurely thethe mostmost appropriateappropriate occasionoccasion onon whichwhich toto examineexamine whatwhat thethe NobelNobel PrizePrize meansmeans toto meme andand whatwhat peacepeace meansmeans toto me.me.AsAs I I havehave saidsaid repeatedlyrepeatedly inin manymany anan interview,interview, I I heardheard thethe newsnews thatthat I I hadhad beenbeen awardedawarded thethe NobelNobel PeacePeace PrizePrize onon thethe radioradio oneone evening.evening. ItIt diddid notnot altogetheraltogether comecome asas a a surprisesurprise becausebecause I I hadhad beenbeen mentionedmentioned asas oneone ofof thethe frontrunnersfrontrunners forfor thethe prizeprize inin a a numbernumber ofof broadcastsbroadcasts duringduring thethe previousprevious week.week. WhileWhile draftingdrafting thisthis lecture,lecture, I I havehave triedtried veryvery hardhard toto rememberremember whatwhat mymy immediateimmediate reactionreaction toto thethe announcementannouncement ofof thethe awardaward hadhad been.been. I I think,think, I I cancan nono longerlonger bebe sure,sure, itit waswas somethingsomething like:like: “Oh,“Oh, soso they’vethey’ve decidedde。