Author: Ludwig Quidde

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Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.

Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the usual causes of war are not removed.

- Ludwig Quidde

Every success in limiting armaments is a sign that the will to achieve mutual understanding exists, and every such success thus supports the fight for international law and order.

Every success in limiting armaments is a sign that the will to achieve mutual understanding exists, and every such success thus supports the fight for international law and order.

- Ludwig Quidde

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

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

- Ludwig Quidde

Armaments are necessary - or are maintained on the pretext of necessity - because of a real or an imagined danger of war.

Armaments are necessary - or are maintained on the pretext of necessity - because of a real or an imagined danger of war.

- Ludwig Quidde

Even a total and universal disarmament does not guarantee the maintenance of peace.

Even a total and universal disarmament does not guarantee the maintenance of peace.

- Ludwig Quidde

Thus, if armaments were curtailed without a secure peace and all countries disarmed proportionately, military security would have been in no way affected.

Thus, if armaments were curtailed without a secure peace and all countries disarmed proportionately, military security would have been in no way affected.

- Ludwig Quidde

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.

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

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