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Fredrik Bajer

Danish Writer

Born: Apr 21, 1837

Died: Jan 22, 1922

Been Great Peace Time War Will

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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. Fredrik Bajer

Great Character Spiritual Man Result Power Other Others Gifts Great Man Qualities Because However His Influence Mean Who Deserves

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. Fredrik Bajer

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. Fredrik Bajer

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. Fredrik Bajer

Peace Political Cause Problems Other Collaborate Sign Could Adrift Exclusion Most Parties Effectively Political Parties Going Whom Association

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. Fredrik Bajer

War Time Peace Will Minister Beside Ministers Prophesy Cabinet Feel Come Also Venture Regard Convinced Even Seated

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

Would Postal Similar Rather Somewhat Propose Bureau Which Union Universal

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. 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. Fredrik Bajer

Value Type Corps Those Sign Carrying Propaganda Thus Nevertheless Term Trained May Convince Use Special Who Appeal Serve Necessity

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

War States Minister One Or Two Ministers Most Affairs Naval Whom Two

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. Fredrik Bajer

Today Day Great Peace First Become Ten Date Ten Years Ten Years Ago Sometime Hague Opened Occasion Years Years Ago Celebration Conference May Eighteenth Should International Peace Conference

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

War Peace Rate Understand Waging Any Less

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. Fredrik Bajer

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