Where do these arms come from, these Saturday night specials that constitute the instrument of threats in bank robberies, or the hand grenades used by terrorists? How can their sales and their import be permitted? Alva Myrdal Read Quote
We can hope that men will understand that the interest of all are the same, that hope lies in cooperation. We can then perhaps keep PEACE. Alva Myrdal Read Quote
It is frightening that in recent years such an increase has occurred in acts of terrorism, which have even reached peaceful countries such as ours. And as a ‘remedy’, more and more security forces are established to protect the lives of individual men and women. Alva Myrdal Read Quote
The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion. Alva Myrdal Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
More must be done in concrete terms in order to promote the cause of disarmament. Alva Myrdal Read Quote
It is of the greatest importance that people and governments in many more countries than ours should realize that it is more dangerous to have access to nuclear arms than not to possess them. Alva Myrdal Read Quote
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 Read Quote
