Fredrik Bajer
Fredrik Bajer
Fredrik Bajerwas a Danish writer, teacher, and pacifist politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908...
NationalityDanish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth21 April 1837
CountryDenmark
people different opinion
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.
common study authority
As a result of my study, I came to the conclusion that a common supreme authority was undesirable.
italian doubt demand
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.
special use may
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.
government preparation attention
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.
body lasts opinion
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.
men letters achieve
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.
believe ideas publishing-house
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.
criticism waste wasting-time
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.
strong thinking organization
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.
art responsibility hands
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.
stress fighting law
Pacifists should stress more and more that it is the rule of law for which they are fighting.
height warfare impossible
Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.
war waging-war rate
Waging war we understand, but not waging peace, or at any rate less consciously so.