--- title: "6 Conferences Quotes By Fredrik Bajer" description: "6 Conferences quotes by Fredrik Bajer. Plus more from Fredrik Bajer and more Conferences sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/fredrik-bajer-20231_birthday_today-s-date-the-eighteenth-of-may-shoul_1136620.png" --- > [Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration, for on this day ten years ago…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/today-s-date-the-eighteenth-of-may-should-sometime-become-an-occasion/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/fredrik-bajer-20231_birthday_today-s-date-the-eighteenth-of-may-shoul_1136620.png) > [The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should be established which could prepare for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/the-last-hague-conference-has-in-the-meantime-expressed-its-opinion/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/fredrik-bajer-20231_body_the-last-hague-conference-has-in-the-mea_1350243.png) > [There is one criticism which cannot be leveled at interparliamentary conferences but which is applicable to a great extent to peace congresses:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/there-is-one-criticism-which-cannot-be-leveled-at-interparliamentary/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/fredrik-bajer-20231_conferences_there-is-one-criticism-which-cannot-be-l_1522449.png) > [An advantage that the Hague Conferences lack, in contrast to the peace associations and the Interparliamentary Union, is a bureau.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/an-advantage-that-the-hague-conferences-lack-in-contrast-to-the-peace/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/fredrik-bajer-20231_advantage_an-advantage-that-the-hague-conferences_2175363.png) > [I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even if they could not speak the principal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/i-would-have-thought-it-possible-to-choose-delegates-for-these-larger/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/fredrik-bajer-20231_conferences_i-would-have-thought-it-possible-to-choo_2302757.png) > [The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/the-interparliamentary-conference-should-in-my-opinion-direct-its/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/fredrik-bajer-20231_attention_the-interparliamentary-conference-should_2648658.png) ## Other authors on Conferences ## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/a-sign-that-a-peace-association-is-going-adrift-is-its-exclusion-of/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/peace-congresses-often-start-by-dealing-with-some-of-the-less/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) > [We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have been evolved in the minutest detail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/we-have-long-possessed-the-art-of-war-and-the-science-of-war-which/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/the-aspect-of-congresses-and-such-meetings-generally-to-which-i/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/but-i-feel-convinced-and-i-venture-even-to-prophesy-in-this-regard/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/today-s-date-the-eighteenth-of-may-should-sometime-become-an-occasion/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) > [There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/there-are-in-most-states-one-or-two-ministers-of-war-one-of-whom-is/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/naturally-business-and-pleasure-can-be-readily-combined-but-a-certain/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/by-a-great-man-however-we-mean-a-man-who-because-of-his-spiritual/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/the-last-hague-conference-has-in-the-meantime-expressed-its-opinion/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) > [Always we must bear in mind that law has to be substituted for power, that care must be taken to serve the interests of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/always-we-must-bear-in-mind-that-law-has-to-be-substituted-for-power/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/there-is-one-criticism-which-cannot-be-leveled-at-interparliamentary/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/it-has-since-been-agreed-that-speeches-given-in-english-will-be/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/we-have-had-such-a-letter-movement-on-two-occasions-in-denmark-when/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) > [Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/warfare-has-been-marvelously-developed-it-will-soon-be-impossible-to/) [Fredrik Bajer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-bajer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conferences/fredrik-bajer/#itemlist", "name": "6 Conferences Quotes By Fredrik Bajer", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fredrik Bajer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-bajer/today-s-date-the-eighteenth-of-may-should-sometime-become-an-occasion/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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