Alva Myrdal

“The arms race is a curse—a curse which is both a cause and a consequence of the tensions which divide mankind.”

“The old appeals to racial, sexual and religious chauvinism, to rabid nationalist fervor, are beginning not to work.”

“War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder.”

“All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think.”

“Disarmament is not a matter of idealism, it is a matter of survival.”

“The connection between education and disarmament is therefore a very close one.”

“We have to go on and be crazy. We have to be the ‘daring gadflies’ that we are.”

“It is my firm belief that the women of the world, united, could be an immense force for peace.”

“We have to be prepared to make sacrifices for peace, just as we have been prepared to make sacrifices for war.”

“Social reform is not a charity, but a right.”

“The goal is to provide a rich and stimulating environment for the child, not just to provide care.”

“Parenthood is a partnership, not a one-sided responsibility.”