As a result of my study, I came to the conclusion that a common supreme authority was undesirable.

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Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.

Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.

Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration,...

Today's date, the eighteenth of May, should sometime become an occasion of great international celebration,...

We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have...

We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have...

I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even...

I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even...

Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive...

Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive...

There are many members of parliament present here who know as well as I do...

There are many members of parliament present here who know as well as I do...

Indeed; peace literature is almost exclusively read, though to good effect, by pacifists, while what...

Indeed; peace literature is almost exclusively read, though to good effect, by pacifists, while what...

Nevertheless, this type of propaganda has a special value, for it serves to convince those...

Nevertheless, this type of propaganda has a special value, for it serves to convince those...

By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts,...

By a great man, however, we mean a man who, because of his spiritual gifts,...

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

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

There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international...

There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international...

But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the...

But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the...

A sign that a peace association is going adrift is its exclusion of other political...

A sign that a peace association is going adrift is its exclusion of other political...

On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is...

On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is...

Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and...

Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and...

The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance...

The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance...

The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should...

The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should...

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of...

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of...

I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the...

I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the...

There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is...

There are in most states one or two ministers of war, one of whom is...