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The world generally speaking is now drifting on a more and more devastating course towards the absurd target of extermination - or rather, to be more exact - of the northern hemisphere's towns, fields, and the people who have developed our civilization.

~Alva Myrdal

Topics: Absurd Civilization Course Devastating Developed Drifting Exact Fields Generally Hemisphere More More And More Northern Now Our People Rather Speaking Target Towards Towns Who World

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

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Topics: Acquired Kind Legitimacy Preparations War

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War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder. In a nuclear age the victims would be numbered by the millions. This naked truth must be faced.

~Alva Myrdal

Topics: Age Being Collective Confrontation Faced Made Major Military Millions Must Naked Now Nuclear Numbered Potential Preparations Truth Victims War Would

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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

Topics: Cooperation Hope Interest Keep Lies Men Peace Perhaps Same Then Understand Will

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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?

~Alva Myrdal

Topics: Arms Bank Come Constitute Grenades Hand How Import Instrument Night Permitted Sales Saturday Saturday Night Terrorists Threats Used Where

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Diplomat

Born: January 31st, 1902

Died: February 1st, 1986

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