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Ideas of Francis de Vitoria, by Text

[Spanish, 1483 - 1546, Born in Old Castile.]

1525 On the Law of War
p.170 p.62 The only just cause for a war is a wrong received
p.176 p.39 Princes should not justify a war to their subjects, and doing so would undermine the state
p.184 p.134 Sacking a city is lawful if it motivates the attacking troops
p.303 p.33 Leaders can only attack foreigners who have done wrong (as with their own subjects)