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
science trained
It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes.
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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?
civilization age process
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.
learning weapons nuclear
All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.
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I have, despite all disillusionment, never, never allowed myself to feel like giving up. This is my message today; it is not worthy of a human being to give up.
order done causes
More must be done in concrete terms in order to promote the cause of disarmament.
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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.
weapons firsts steps
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.
country government people
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.
race police insane
If only the authorities could be made to realize that the forces leading them on in the armament race are just insane.
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Though it is fairly easy to describe what constitutes a bad home, there is no simple definition of a good one. Conformity with the traditional pattern certainly is no guarantee of the happiest results.