It's True That Most People Find It

My Activities, For Which I Gratefully Accept This Award, Are Today What They Have Been For Over Thirty-five Years And Will Be For The Rest Of My Life: To Counter Governmental Secrecy About The Nuclear Arms Race That Threatens The Survival Of Life On Earth; And To Help Build A World Movement That Will Prevent A First Use Since Nagasaki Of Nuclear Explosions, Prevent Or End Interventions That Could Lead To Such An Event, And Bring About A World Free Of Nuclear Weapons.

If There's Another 9/11 Or A Major War In The Middle-east Involving A U.s. Attack On Iran, I Have No Doubt That There Will Be, The Day After Or Within Days An Equivalent Of A Reichstag Fire Decree That Will Involve Massive Detentions In This Country.

My Feelings Of Revulsion And Foreboding About Nuclear Weapons Had Not Changed An Iota Since 1945, And They Have Never Left Me. Since I Was 14, The Overriding Objective Of My Life Has Been To Prevent The Occurrence Of Nuclear War.

It's True That Most People Find It Far More Comfortable To Trust An Authority Than To Have Their Faith Questioned.

I Felt That As An American Citizen, As A Responsible Citizen, I Could No Longer Cooperate In Concealing This Information From The American Public. I Did This Clearly At My Own Jeopardy And I Am Prepared To Answer To All The Consequences Of This Decision.