Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Christian Lous Lange
- The theoretically unrestricted right to develop power, to wage war against other states, is antisocial and is doubly dangerous, because the state as a mass entity represents a low moral and intellectual level.
- The free trade movement in the middle of the last century represents the first conscious recognition of these new circumstances and of the necessity to adapt to them.
- Just as characteristic, perhaps, is the intellectual interdependence created through the development of the modern media of communication: post, telegraph, telephone, and popular press.
- The sovereign state has in our times become a lethal danger to human civilization because technical developments enable it to employ an infinite number and variety of means of destruction.
- No state is free from militarism, which is inherent in the very concept of the sovereign state. There are merely differences of degree in the militarism of states.
- Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state against the forward march of internationalism.
- History shows us that other highly developed forms of civilization have collapsed. Who knows whether the same fate does not await our own?
- Propaganda must appeal to mankind’s better judgment and to the necessary belief in a better future. For this belief, the valley of the shadow of death is but a war station on the road to the blessed summit.
- It is an accepted commonplace in psychology that the spiritual level of people acting as a crowd is far lower than the mean of each individual’s intelligence or morality.
- It is characteristic that this should take place just when it is becoming more and more clear to all who think about the matter, that technically and economically we have left the territorial state behind us.
Christian Lous Lange (1869–1938) was a Norwegian historian and pacifist who made significant contributions to the field of international relations and diplomacy. Born in Stavanger, Norway, Lange was deeply influenced by his country’s commitment to peace and neutrality. His life’s work was dedicated to promoting peaceful conflict resolution and the prevention of war.
Lange is most renowned for his role in the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague and for his efforts in promoting the idea of international arbitration as a means of resolving disputes between nations. In 1901, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Frédéric Passy for their advocacy of pacifism and their work in advancing the cause of arbitration and diplomacy in international affairs.
Throughout his career, Lange was involved in various peace organizations, including the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and he served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament. He played a vital role in shaping the early foundations of the League of Nations, the precursor to the United Nations, and his ideas continue to influence contemporary discussions on diplomacy and conflict resolution.
Christian Lous Lange’s tireless dedication to peace and diplomacy left a lasting legacy, and his work continues to inspire those committed to the pursuit of peaceful solutions to international conflicts.
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