“But he has nothing on at all,” said a little child at last. . . . and one whispered to the other what the child had said. “But he has nothing on at all,” cried at last the whole people. That made a deep impression upon the emperor, for it seemed to him that they were right; but he thought to himself, “Now I must bear up to the end.” And the chamberlains walked with still greater dignity, as if they carried the train which did not exist.
What is as rare these days as a peace-maker? The answer is: a truth-teller. Without truth-tellers, there can be no peace-makers. This year the Nobel Committee should consider giving the Peace Prize to a truth-teller.
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