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.
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It is frightening that in recent years such an increase has occurred in acts of terrorism, which have even reached peaceful countries such as ours. And as a "remedy", more and more security forces are established to protect the lives of individual men and women.Alva Myrdal
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.
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The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.
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First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.
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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.
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