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> [“Although Sweden’s labor party, the Social Democrats, has been in power for most of the past seventy years, state ownership of business has ranked lower than in many industrialized countries; in 1997 the state owned less than 10 percent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/although-sweden-s-labor-party-the-social-democrats-has-been-in-power/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

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## More by Christina Johansson Robinowitz

> [“Some 50 percent of Swedes retreat to summer homes, rented or owned, in the country each year.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/some-50-percent-of-swedes-retreat-to-summer-homes-rented-or-owned-in/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“In Sweden, everyone is assumed to have similar resources, so it seems inappropriate to pay for someone else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/in-sweden-everyone-is-assumed-to-have-similar-resources-so-it-seems/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“Socialism is not the same as social democracy, the political system that created Sweden’s welfare state.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/socialism-is-not-the-same-as-social-democracy-the-political-system/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“Unlike the American Stars and Stripes or the British Union Jack, it has no particularly exciting or symbolic history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/unlike-the-american-stars-and-stripes-or-the-british-union-jack-it/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“It is not shocking to see an ad or photograph of a nude man or woman in the daily or weekly press. To most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/it-is-not-shocking-to-see-an-ad-or-photograph-of-a-nude-man-or-woman/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“A 1970 report found that problems on the job and in one’s finances entered into the picture in at least one-half of the Swedish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/a-1970-report-found-that-problems-on-the-job-and-in-one-s-finances/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“Duktig is a word that carries strong emotional overtones: children who behave well are duktig; adults who are talented and independent are duktig. Someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/duktig-is-a-word-that-carries-strong-emotional-overtones-children-who/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“As in other cultures, alcohol acts as a social lubricant for Swedes. One of the social and psychological functions of drinking in Swedish culture,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/as-in-other-cultures-alcohol-acts-as-a-social-lubricant-for-swedes/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“At 1.5 children per Swedish female (The Swedish Institute 1997), the rate is so low that deaths in Sweden outpaced births in 1997; immigration,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/at-1-5-children-per-swedish-female-the-swedish-institute-1997-the/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“Sweden’s position of neutrality during World War II put the country in the position of not defending its neighbors against German invasion. This was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/sweden-s-position-of-neutrality-during-world-war-ii-put-the-country/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“Slavery was abolished in 1355 because of church teachings stating that all men are equal in the eyes of God.§”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/slavery-was-abolished-in-1355-because-of-church-teachings-stating/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“As Americans maintain their privacy by protecting their space (e.g., big cars, privacy fences, gated communities), Swedes maintain their privacy by remaining quiet. Swedes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/as-americans-maintain-their-privacy-by-protecting-their-space-e-g-big/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“To Swedes, however, socialism refers to caring for society as a whole and extending social welfare to all. Compared with the United States, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/to-swedes-however-socialism-refers-to-caring-for-society-as-a-whole/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“(Systemets were open on Saturdays until 1982, when a four-month trial of dry Saturdays found the number of house break-ins fell by 7 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/systemets-were-open-on-saturdays-until-1982-when-a-four-month-trial/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

> [“Swedes are raised with the idea that people derive a strong sense of security from being part of a group, which in turn allows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-johansson-robinowitz/swedes-are-raised-with-the-idea-that-people-derive-a-strong-sense-of/)

[Christina Johansson Robinowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-johansson-robinowitz/)

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