Jimmy Carter's acceptance speech after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

at the beginning of this millennium, I was asked to discuss here in Oz lewis, the greatest challenges that they were all faces among all the possible choices. I decided that the most serious and universal problem is a growing chasm between the richest and poorest people on earth. It's interesting to note That citizens off the 10 wealthiest countries Are now 75 times richer Than those who live in the 10 poorest ones. And the separation is increasing every year, not only between nations, but within them. The results of this disparity are the root causes of most of the world's unresolved problems including starvation, your literacy, environmental degradation, violent conflict and unnecessary illnesses that range from guinea worm to HIV and AIDS. Most work of the carter center is in remote villages in the poorest nations in africa and there I have witnessed the capacity of destitute people to persevere on the heartbreaking conditions. I have come to admire their judgment and wisdom, their courage and faith, and they're awesome accomplishments when given a chance to use their innate abilities. But tragically, in the industrialized world, there's a terrible absence of understanding or concern about those who are enduring lives of despair and hopelessness. We have not yet made the commitment to share with others an appreciable part of our excessive wealth. This is unnecessary and potentially rewarding burden that we should all be willing to assume. Ladies and Gentlemen, war may sometimes be a necessary evil, but no matter how necessary it is always evil, never are good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's Children, the bond of our common humanity. You're stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. God gives us a capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes, and we must thank you Yeah.