"To read the report of a discussion in……" — 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."
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Fredrik Bajer
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31 Quotes by Fredrik Bajer
Fredrik Bajer has 31 quotes on this site.
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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…
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We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult…
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Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.
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By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts, his character, and other qualities,…
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Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end…
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Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate…
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As a result of my study, I came to the conclusion that a common supreme authority was undesirable.
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Waging war we understand, but not waging peace, or at any rate less consciously so.
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Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.
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I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the Universal Postal Union.
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There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is the minister of naval affairs.
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A sign that a peace association is going adrift is its exclusion of other political parties, with whom it could…
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