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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.

This Wholesale Invasion Of Americans’ And Foreign Citizens’ Privacy Does Not Contribute To Our Security; It Puts In Danger The Very Liberties We’re Trying To Protect.

But It Is Important Always To Keep In Mind That The Danger Of Harming Humans Is Not Connected Only Or Even Mainly With Telling Secrets, There Can Be Great Danger In Keeping Secrets.

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.

There Are Some Things That Should Not Be Leaked Without Authorization.