First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.

I have, despite all disillusionment, never, never allowed myself to feel like giving up. This is my message today; it is not worthy of a human being to give up.

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

War and preparations for war have acquired a kind of legitimacy.

I have always regarded global development as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. Not to be simplified as a struggle between Jesus and Satan, since I do not consider that the process is restricted to our own sphere of culture.

The issue of comparative performances can be regarded as settled to-day, both scientifically and practically. Though differences in attitudes between men and women still form a favorite topic of drawing-room conversation ... women's abilities are no longer seriously in doubt. These discussions rather seem to be a kind of rearguard action carried on after the main battle has been decided.

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