I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.

If only the authorities could be made to realize that the forces leading them on in the armament race are just insane.

The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong. Nor can it pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.

Because war and preparations for war have acquired legitimacy, and because of the tremendous proliferation of arms through production and export, so that they are now available more or less to all and sundry, right down to handguns and stilettos, the cult of violence has by now so permeated relations between people that we are compelled to witness as well an increase in everyday violence.

The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion.

I agree with the many who consider freezing all sorts of weapons systems a first step in a realistic disarmament policy.

The longing for peace is rooted in the hearts of all men. But the striving, which at present has become so insistent, cannot lay claim to such an ambition as leading the way to eternal peace, or solving all disputes among nations.