There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea.

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

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

But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the time will come when there will also be a minister of peace in the cabinet, seated beside the ministers of war.

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

There are many members of parliament present here who know as well as I do that, if a man has not already been converted, it will require a great deal more than a letter of appeal to achieve conversion.

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