Fridtjof Nansen 1861-1930
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In 1926 Nansen He used the
occasion of his inaugural address to review his life and philosophy, and to
deliver a call to the youth of the next generation. He ended:
We
all have a Land of Beyond to seek in our life—what more can we ask? Our part is
to find the trail that leads to it. A long trail, a hard trail, maybe; but the
call comes to us, and we have to go. Rooted deep in the nature of every one of
us is the spirit of adventure, the call of the wild—vibrating under all our
actions, making life deeper and higher and nobler
