Ludwig Quidde Quotes

Ludwig Quidde — German Critic born on March 23, 1858, died on March 04, 1941

Ludwig Quidde was a German pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic criticism of German Emperor Wilhelm II and a politician. Quidde's long career spanned four different eras of German history: that of Bismarck; the Hohenzollern Empire under Wilhelm II; the Weimar Republic; and, finally, Nazi Germany. In 1927, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize... (wikipedia)

In life, particularly in public life, psychology is more powerful than logic.

Disarmament or limitation of armaments, which depends on the progress made on security, also contributes to the maintenance of peace.

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.

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.

When distrust exists between governments, when there is a danger of war, they will not be willing to disarm even when logic indicates that disarmament would not affect military security at all.

Ludwig Quidde Quotes

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