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Alva Myrdal

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More must be done in concrete terms in order to promote the cause of disarmament.


— Alva Myrdal


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My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics.


— Alva Myrdal


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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


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The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing.


— Alva Myrdal


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The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.


— Alva Myrdal


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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


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


— Alva Myrdal


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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


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About Alva Myrdal






Did you know about Alva Myrdal?

She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. Alva Myrdal (née Reimer; 31 January 1902 – 1 February 1986) was a Swedish sociologist and politician. From 1950 to 1955 Alva Myrdal was chairman of UNESCO's social science section—the first woman to hold such prominent positions in the UN.

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