Author: Alva Myrdal

Quotes

All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.

All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.

- Alva Myrdal

War and preparations for war have acquired a kind of legitimacy.

War and preparations for war have acquired a kind of legitimacy.

- Alva Myrdal

The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.

The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.

- Alva Myrdal

A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of 'balance' and 'deterrence'.

A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of 'balance' and 'deterrence'.

- Alva Myrdal

My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics.

My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics.

- Alva Myrdal

The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.

The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.

- Alva Myrdal

The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.

The age in which we live can only be characterized as one of barbarism. Our civilization is in the process not only of being militarized, but also being brutalized.

- Alva Myrdal

First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.

First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.

- Alva Myrdal

It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes.

It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes.

- Alva Myrdal

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