I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.

William Faulkner

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Human nature

Speaker

William Faulkner

Medium

Nobel Prize Lecture Speech

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Faulkner, William. Speech at the Nobel Banquet. Nobel Banquet. 10 Dec. 1950, City Hall, Stockholm, Sweden.

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