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Gunnar Myrdal Quotes

Compared with members of other nations of Western civilization, the ordinary American is a rationalistic being, and there are close relations between his moralism and his rationalism. Even romanticism, transcendentalism, and mysticism tend to be, in the American culture, rational, pragmatic and optimistic Picture Quote #1

America is the one rich country with the biggest slums, the least democratic and least developed health system, and the most niggardly attitude against its old people Picture Quote #1

To the great majority of white Americans, the Negro problem has distinctly negative connotations. It suggests something difficult to settle and equally difficult to leave alone. It is embarrassing. It makes for moral uneasiness Picture Quote #1

The ordinary American is the opposite of a cynic. He is on the average more of a believer and a defender of the faith in humanity than the rest of the Occidentals. It is a relatively important matter to him to be true to his own ideals and to carry them out in actual life Picture Quote #1

People don’t realize the great happiness there is in living to be very old and together all the time Picture Quote #1

The Negro problem, like all other political problems, is fundamentally a moral issue. This is realism, not idealism. Those of my colleagues who believe that they are particularly ‘hard boiled’ because they overlook the fact that human beings are struggling for their consciences are simply unrealistic Picture Quote #1

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Language, as we know, is full of illogicalities Picture Quote #1

Social taboos are shy like virtue; once lost, there is no remedy Picture Quote #1

Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to press for ever more state intervention in practically all fields Picture Quote #1

So many social changes are as irreversible as the reaction when sodium is thrown into water Picture Quote #1

All sudden and violent changes, whatever their causes or character, must tend to decrease the respect for status quo as a natural order of things Picture Quote #1

People become less inhibited from wanting to change social and economic conditions in a radical fashion according to their own interests, and from being prepared to think of state intervention in ever wider spheres as possible and useful for this purpose Picture Quote #1

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There is apparently nowhere a workable majority in the representative assemblies for making the specific cuts in expenditure which could bring down the taxes, and in election after election the people vote into power representatives who are as unable as they are unwilling to do anything about it Picture Quote #1

America is conservative in fundamental principles... but the principles conserved are liberal and some, indeed, are radical Picture Quote #1

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Compared with members of other nations of Western civilization, the ordinary American is a rationalistic being, and there are close relations between his moralism and his rationalism. Even romanticism, transcendentalism, and mysticism tend to be, in the American culture, rational, pragmatic and optimistic. (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) America is the one rich country with the biggest slums, the least democratic and least developed health system, and the most niggardly attitude against its old people. (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) To the great majority of white Americans, the Negro problem has distinctly negative connotations. It suggests something difficult to settle and equally difficult to leave alone. It is embarrassing. It makes for moral uneasiness. (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) The ordinary American is the opposite of a cynic. He is on the average more of a believer and a defender of the faith in humanity than the rest of the Occidentals. It is a relatively important matter to him to be true to his own ideals and to carry them out in actual life. (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) People don’t realize the great happiness there is in living to be very old and together all the time. (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) The Negro problem, like all other political problems, is fundamentally a moral issue. This is realism, not idealism. Those of my colleagues who believe that they are particularly ‘hard boiled’ because they overlook the fact that human beings are struggling for their consciences are simply unrealistic. (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) Language, as we know, is full of illogicalities (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) Social taboos are shy like virtue; once lost, there is no remedy (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to press for ever more state intervention in practically all fields (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) So many social changes are as irreversible as the reaction when sodium is thrown into water (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) All sudden and violent changes, whatever their causes or character, must tend to decrease the respect for status quo as a natural order of things (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) People become less inhibited from wanting to change social and economic conditions in a radical fashion according to their own interests, and from being prepared to think of state intervention in ever wider spheres as possible and useful for this purpose (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) There is apparently nowhere a workable majority in the representative assemblies for making the specific cuts in expenditure which could bring down the taxes, and in election after election the people vote into power representatives who are as unable as they are unwilling to do anything about it (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes) America is conservative in fundamental principles... but the principles conserved are liberal and some, indeed, are radical (Gunnar Myrdal Quotes)