The aspect of congresses and such meetings generally to which I attach the greatest importance is the discussion. That is why people assemble: to hear different opinions, rather than to pass resolutions.

He was discharged in 1865 and moved to Copenhagen where he became a teacher translator and writer. He entered the Danish Parliament in 1872 as a member of Folketinget and held a seat there for the following 23 years. The son of a clergyman Bajer served as an officer in the Danish army fighting in the 1864 war against Prussia and Austria where he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant.

The son of a clergyman Bajer served as an officer in the Danish army fighting in the 1864 war against Prussia and Austria where he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. He was discharged in 1865 and moved to Copenhagen where he became a teacher translator and writer. He entered the Danish Parliament in 1872 as a member of Folketinget and held a seat there for the following 23 years.