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The Nobel Prize is a symbol of peace, and of the efforts to build up a real democracy.
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The speaker presents the Nobel Prize as more than an award. It stands for peace and for sustained efforts to create a genuine democracy. The wording connects these ideals: peace is linked with building a political system in which democracy is real, not merely claimed.
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- NobelPrize.org — Nobel Lecture
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- Official Statement
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