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
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.
common study authority
As a result of my study, I came to the conclusion that a common supreme authority was undesirable.
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.
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.
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.
balance pleasure should
Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate over the former.
important details problem
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.
ideas example warfare
Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.
two achievement effort
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.
views ideas different
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.