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The 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 Myrdal
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Alva Myrdal
Age: 84 †
Born: 1902
Born: January 31
Died: 1986
Died: February 1
Diplomat
Politician
Sociologist
Swedish Politician
Writer
Uppsala domkyrkoförssamling
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The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing.
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