the patriarchal family, with its division of functions between a providing and protective father and a home-making, submissive mother, however satisfactory it may have been in its time, has outlived its day. Bread-winning is no longer a monopoly of men, and home-making should no longer be the monopoly of women.
Alva MyrdalAll mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy, never become beneficial.
Alva MyrdalThe 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.
Alva MyrdalFirst and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.
Alva Myrdal