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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."
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"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."
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"It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes."
"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."
"I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy."
"Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems."
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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."
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