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Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynam
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"Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynamite, which would make war so senseless that it would become impossible. He was wrong"

- Alva Myrdal

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Alva Myrdal This quote is written / told by Alva Myrdal between January 31, 1902 and February 1, 1986. She was a famous Diplomat from Sweden. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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