Even a total and universal disarmament does not guarantee the maintenance of peace. Ludwig Quidde disarmamentguaranteemaintenance Change image and share on social
Pacifist propaganda and the resolutions of the parliamentarians encouraged such treaties, and toward the end of the nineteenth century their number had increased considerably. Ludwig Quidde centuryconsiderablyencourage Change image and share on social
Limitation of armaments in itself is economically and financially important quite apart from security. Ludwig Quidde armamenteconomicallyfinancially Change image and share on social
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
The present level of armaments could be taken as the starting point. It could be stipulated in an international treaty that these armaments should be simultaneously and uniformly reduced by a certain proportion in all countries. Ludwig Quidde armamentcountryinternational share on social
We pacifists have not ceased to point to the grave danger of armaments and to insist on their curtailment. Ludwig Quidde armamentceasecurtailment 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
Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament is superfluous and pointless as long as eternal peace has not been attained. Ludwig Quidde attaincarryconsideration share on social
In life, particularly in public life, psychology is more powerful than logic. Ludwig Quidde lifelogicpowerful Change image and share on social
Great progress was made when arbitration treaties were concluded in which the contracting powers pledge in advance to submit all conflicts to an arbitration court, treaties which not only specify the composition of the court, but also its procedure. Ludwig Quidde advancearbitrationcomposition share on social
