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Fredrik Bajer was a Danish writer recognized for his literary contributions. Born on April 21, 1837, and deceased on January 22, 1922, Bajer's career spanned several decades, during which he produced a diverse range of works.

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“Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration, for on this day ten years ago the first Peace Conference opened at The Hague.”

Should Years Firsts May Today Literature Ten Years Ago International Occasions This Day Celebration Conferences

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money.”

Two Literature Deals Effort Movement Demand Achievement Adults Letters Population Occasions Quarters Really Great Denmark Danish Great Effort

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.”

Ideas Literature Example Possession New Ideas Warfare

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities, deserves to be called great and who as a result earns the power to influence others.”

Men Mean Character Spiritual Results Quality Influence Deserve Great Men Spiritual Gifts

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end there is no time to discuss the most important problems.”

Important Ends Problem Literature Congress Details Important Questions

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate over the former.”

Should Certain Pleasure Balance Former Latter

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“As a result of my study, I came to the conclusion that a common supreme authority was undesirable.”

Results Common Study Authority Supreme Conclusion Undesirable

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“Waging war we understand, but not waging peace, or at any rate less consciously so.”

War Rate Waging War

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“Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.”

Has Beens Literature Impossible Raises Height Warfare

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“I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the Universal Postal Union.”

Universal Unions Propose

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“There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.”

Two War States Literature Affair Ministers Navy Naval

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“A sign that a peace association is going adrift is its exclusion of other political parties, with whom it could collaborate effectively on most of the problems besetting the cause of peace.”

Problem Political Literature Causes Party Association Political Parties Exclusion Adrift

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have been evolved in the minutest detail.”

Long Has Beens Art War Details Possessed Art Of War

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even if they could not speak the principal languages, could at least understand them or could have friends seated beside them who could keep them informed on essential points.”

Ifs Literature Speak Language Essentials Principal Conferences Delegates

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the time will come when there will also be a minister of peace in the cabinet, seated beside the ministers of war.”

Feels War Literature Regard Convinced Ministers Venture Cabinets

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“Always we must bear in mind that law has to be substituted for power, that care must be taken to serve the interests of law.”

Mind Care Law Interest Taken Bears

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“An advantage that the Hague Conferences lack, in contrast to the peace associations and the Interparliamentary Union, is a bureau.”

Advantage Unions Association Contrast Conferences

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“Indeed; peace literature is almost exclusively read, though to good effect, by pacifists, while what is needed is the canvassing of those who have not so far been won to the cause.”

Literature Causes Effects Needed Pacifist Canvassing

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“It has since been agreed that speeches given in English will be translated into French and vice versa, and even into German and Italian when necessary. No doubt translations into Esperanto will also soon be in demand.”

Literature Given Doubt Demand Speech Vices No Doubt Italian Translations Vice Versa Esperanto

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“Nevertheless, this type of propaganda has a special value, for it serves to convince those who sign the appeal, of the necessity for carrying on propaganda; so a corps of propagandists, if I may use the term, is thus trained.”

Ifs May Use Values Literature Term Special Type Appeals Propaganda Convince Nevertheless Carrying On Propagandist

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“Propaganda is a topic of particular concern to peace associations. This is a matter of educating the population in general, and not least the voters.”

Matter Particular Concern Population Propaganda Voters Association Topics

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance is the discussion. That is why people assemble: to hear different opinions, rather than to pass resolutions.”

People Different Opinion Aspect Importance Meetings Congress Discussion Resolution Different Opinions

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments.”

Should Government Next Literature Attention Opinion Particular Direct Preparation Conferences Diplomatic

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“The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should be established which could prepare for the work involved more effectively than has hitherto proved possible.”

Should Body Lasts Literature Opinion Involved Conferences

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“There are many members of parliament present here who know as well as I do that, if a man has not already been converted, it will require a great deal more than a letter of appeal to achieve conversion.”

Ifs Knows Men Wells Deals Achieve Members Letters Conversion Appeals Parliament Converting Members Of Parliament

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea.”

Needs Believe Ideas Literature House International Newspapers Publishing Skeptical Publishing House

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“There is one criticism which cannot be leveled at interparliamentary conferences but which is applicable to a great extent to peace congresses: the meetings waste time.”

Literature Waste Criticism Meetings Congress Wasting Time Conferences

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“This is the task, I think, of a letter movement. But it should be set up only in states where a significant response can be achieved, for a letter movement necessarily presupposes a strong organization.”

Thinking Should States Strong Movement Tasks Letters Organization Response Significant

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“On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement.”

Art Hands Literature Individual Growth Responsibility Progress Movement Particular Art Is Assuming Steady Infancy Waging War Infancy Is Steady Progress

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“Pacifists should stress more and more that it is the rule of law for which they are fighting.”

Should Law Fighting Stress Rule Of Law Pacifist

Author:Fredrik Bajer

“To read the report of a discussion in which arguments for and against are presented, in which a subject has been covered from different points of view, with new ideas advanced - this is far more instructive than to read a brief account of the resolution passed on the matter.”

Has Beens Ideas Different Matter Literature Views Subjects Argument Accounts Point Of View Discussion Reports Resolution Covered New Ideas Different Points Of View

Author:Fredrik Bajer

About the Author

Born: April 21, 1837
Died: January 22, 1922
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 31

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