document · Speech
Anwar al-Sadat — Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, 10 December 1978 (read by Sayed Marei on Sadat's behalf)
English 
Egypt 1978-12-10
Politician: Anwar Sadat
Original source: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1978/al-sadat/lecture/
Content
First, the true essence of peace which ensures its stability and durability, is justice. Any peace not built on justice and on the recognition of the rights of the peoples, would be a structure of sand which would crumble under the first blow.
The peace process comprises a beginning and steps towards an end […]. That goal is to bring security to the peoples of the area, and the Palestinians in particular, restoring to them all their right to a life of liberty and dignity. […] This is the letter and the spirit of Camp David.
Second, peace is indivisible. To endure, it should be comprehensive and involve all the parties in the conflict.
[… …] I made my trip because I am convinced that we owe it to this generation and the generations to come, not to leave a stone unturned in our pursuit of peace […] to reconcile the sons of Ismail and the sons of Isaac.
[… …] “Any life lost in war is the life of a human being, irrespective of whether it is an Arab or an Israeli. The wife who becomes widowed is a human being, entitled to live in a happy family, Arab or Israeli. Innocent children, deprived of paternal care and sympathy are all our children, whether they live on Arab or Israeli soil […].” How to cite this document
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(Sadat, 1978) Sadat, A.. (1978). Anwar al-Sadat — Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, 10 December 1978 (read by Sayed Marei on Sadat's behalf). nobelprize.org. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1978/al-sadat/lecture/
Sadat, Anwar. 1978. "Anwar al-Sadat — Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, 10 December 1978 (read by Sayed Marei on Sadat's behalf)." nobelprize.org. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1978/al-sadat/lecture/.
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