The law of nations is simply the law of reason applied to th... - Hugo Grotius

This quote is attributed to Hugo Grotius.

"The law of nations is simply the law of reason applied to the relations of states."

Hugo Grotius Philosophy

Jurist Political Theorist Dutch 1583–1645

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