The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law (1758)

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http://www.lonang.com/exlibris/vattel/

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my favorite part of Vattel pertaining to the bailouts

Xenophon
"If we see a man who is uniformly eager to pursue his own private advantage, without regard to the rules of honour or the duties of friendship, why should we in any emergency think of sparing him"