There Is One Criticism Which Cannot Be Leveled At Interparliamentary Conferences But Which Is Applicable To A Great Extent To Peace Congresses: The Meetings Waste Time. - SearchQuotes

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There is one criticism which cannot be leveled at interparliamentary conferences but which is applicable to a great extent to peace congresses: the meetings waste time.

Fredrik Bajer

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