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It is true that I am not one of those who laugh at utopias. The utopia of today can become the reality of tomorrow. Utopias are conceived by optimistic logic which regards constant social and political progress as the ultimate goal of human endeavor; pessimism would plunge a hopeless mankind into a fresh cataclysm.

~Charles Albert Gobat

Topics: Am Become Conceived Constant Endeavor Fresh Goal Hopeless Human Laugh Logic Mankind Optimistic Pessimism Plunge Political Progress Reality Regards Social Those Today Tomorrow True Ultimate Ultimate Goal Utopia Which Who Would I Am

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Compulsory arbitration is a practical instrument of pacification and, as such, it can and should be enacted by the Hague Conference.

~Charles Albert Gobat

Topics: Arbitration Compulsory Conference Hague Instrument Practical Should

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It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

~Charles Albert Gobat

Topics: Alienated Allow At Least One Avoided Cases Could Direction Discussions Ended Highly Least Listen Most Neighbors Passion Peace Persuade Probable Step Them Voice War

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If we examine the Hague Convention carefully, we see that it considers the offer of good offices a duty of every nation. In other words, such offers should be made whenever a dispute becomes critical and threatens to explode into war.

~Charles Albert Gobat

Topics: Becomes Carefully Considers Convention Critical Dispute Duty Every Every Nation Examine Explode Good Hague In Other Words Made Nation Offer Offers Offices Other See Should Threatens War Whenever Words

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No government, no head of state, made any attempt to avert or arrest the Boer War.

~Charles Albert Gobat

Topics: Any Arrest Attempt Government Head Made State War

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Ordinary citizens are obliged and, if need be, compelled by force to meet their commitments. But let higher obligations of an international order be involved, and governments repudiate them, more often than not with a disdainful shrug of the shoulders.

~Charles Albert Gobat

Topics: Citizens Commitments Compelled Force Governments Higher International Involved Meet More Need Obligations Obliged Often Order Ordinary Shoulders Than Them

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Biography

Nationality: Swiss

Type: Lawyer

Born: May 21st, 1843

Died: March 16th, 1914

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