Alva Myrdal
Alva Myrdal
Alva Myrdalwas a Swedish sociologist and politician. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She married Gunnar Myrdal in 1924...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 January 1902
CountrySweden
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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?
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All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.
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As a group, housewives to-day suffer more from social isolation and loss of purpose than any other social group, except, perhaps, the old.
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I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.
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The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing.
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The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.
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If they [women] are to be integrated more fully into our society than has been the case so far, changes in individual attitudes of both men and women, adjustments in the labor market, and action by public authorities, will all be necessary.
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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".
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The issue of comparative performances can be regarded as settled to-day, both scientifically and practically. Though differences in attitudes between men and women still form a favorite topic of drawing-room conversation ... women's abilities are no longer seriously in doubt. These discussions rather seem to be a kind of rearguard action carried on after the main battle has been decided.