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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, Swedish Diplomat

Age, War, Truth, Being

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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 economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men."

"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."

"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."

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

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