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

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

The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing.

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 world generally speaking is now drifting on a more and more devastating course towards the absurd target of extermination - or rather, to be more exact - of the northern hemisphere's towns, fields, and the people who have developed our civilization.

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

My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics