I have always regarded global development as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. Not to be simplified as a struggle between Jesus and Satan, since I do not consider that the process is restricted to our own sphere of culture. Alva Myrdal culturedevelopmentevil share on social
I personally believe that those who are leaders with political power over the world will be forced some day, sooner or later, to give way to common sense and the will of the people. Alva Myrdal commondayforce Change image and share on social
If only the authorities could be made to realize that the forces leading them on in the armament race are just insane. Alva Myrdal armamentauthorityforce Change image and share on social
Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynamite, which would make war so senseless that it would become impossible. He was wrong. Alva Myrdal destructiondynamitefriend share on social
More must be done in concrete terms in order to promote the cause of disarmament. Alva Myrdal concretedisarmamentorder Change image and share on social
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 amountbalanceconcept Change image and share on social
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 cooperationhopeinterest Change image and share on social
The longing for peace is rooted in the hearts of all men. But the striving, which at present has become so insistent, cannot lay claim to such an ambition as leading the way to eternal peace, or solving all disputes among nations. Alva Myrdal ambitionclaimdispute share on social
The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing. Alva Myrdal communicationcontinentdiscovery Change image and share on social
There is a cultural factor promoting violence which nowadays undoubtedly is highly effective is the mass media. And particularly everything that enters our minds through pictorial media. Alva Myrdal culturaleffectiveenter Change image and share on social