International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples.
About Henri La Fontaine
Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation: [aRi lafo’ten]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau.
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Belgium thinks that however great the peril which a country might have to undergo under the system which we seek to establish here, that country ought to do its duty.
Belgian lawyer, politician and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1854-1943)
Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds.
Belgian lawyer, politician and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1854-1943)
International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples.
Belgian lawyer, politician and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1854-1943)