I am convinced that when the history of international law comes to be written centuries hence, it will be divided into two periods: the first being from the earliest times to the end of the nineteenth century, and the second beginning with the Hague Conference. Ludwig Quidde begincenturyconference share on social
In life, particularly in public life, psychology is more powerful than logic. Ludwig Quidde lifelogicpowerful Change image and share on social
The popular, and one may say naive, idea is that peace can be secured by disarmament and that disarmament must therefore precede the attainment of absolute security and lasting peace. Ludwig Quidde absoluteattainmentdisarmament Change image and share on social
Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace. Ludwig Quidde armamentcontributedepend Change image and share on social
It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes. Ludwig Quidde armamentbudgetburden Change image and share on social
The following year, after I had prepared my draft, the Conference of the Interparliamentary Union at The Hague decided to set up a special commission to study the problem seriously. Ludwig Quidde commissionconferencedecide Change image and share on social
Armaments are necessary - or are maintained on the pretext of necessity - because of a real or an imagined danger of war. Ludwig Quidde armamentdangerimagine Change image and share on social
The relationship of the two problems is rather the reverse. To a great extent disarmament is dependent on guarantees of peace. Security comes first and disarmament second. Ludwig Quidde dependentdisarmamentextent Change image and share on social
The security of which we speak is to be attained by the development of international law through an international organization based on the principles of law and justice. Ludwig Quidde attainbasedevelopment Change image and share on social
Let us assume that the ideal were reached; let us imagine a state of international life in which the danger of war no longer exists. Then no one would dare to demand a penny for obviously completely superfluous armaments. Ludwig Quidde armamentassumecompletely share on social
