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Frédéric Passy

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“If there are still men behind the times whose ideal is force, men like Moltke, who think that war is good in itself as a useful stimulant, without which the world would become sickly, — these men see their numbers decreasing, and are no longer in a majority.”


Frédéric Passy, from a speech promoted widely in its day (late 19th century) by The Peace and Arbitration Society. “Moltke” likely refers to Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German Field Marshall (1800 — 1891) who, for thirty years, served as chief of staff of the Prussian Army.

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