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Men have the right to kill in the case of natural defense; states have the right to wage war for their own preservation.
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Montesquieu
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The Spirit of Law
(1748)
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Author
Montesquieu
Source
The Spirit of Law
Topic
defense
war
Date
1748
Language
English
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Translated by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller and Harold Samuel Stone
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"Men have the right to kill in the case of natural defense; states have the right to wage war for their own preservation." Montesquieu, The Spirit of Law (1748).
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