It’s in the Ivan the Terrible vs Alexander the great video, in the verse by Frederick the great.

Right, ERB just referenced it. TIL I guess.

Is that an Epic Rap Battles reference in the wild?

And that’s why I am in favour of abolishing the Nobel peace prize. It’s a clearly politically charged award that rewards an individual’s or group’s actions during a particular snapshot in time, which they then get to have as their accolades for the rest of their lives.

And yes, you could make that argument for every Nobel prize, but unlike rewarding peace efforts that the nominee could undermine or even undo the next day after receiving the award, you can’t un-invent a scientific breakthrough.