 | Samuel Von Pufendorf (January 8, 1632 - October 26, 1694) on Courts and Capitalism(published by RevoltSource) |
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German Jurist, Political Philosopher, Economist, Historian, and Made a Baron by Charles XI of Sweden
: A German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1694; he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes and Hugo Grotius. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #12 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Courts and Capitalism
“...it would be absurd and cruel to attempt under threat of a penalty to exact from a man what is and has always been beyond his powers...”
Source: "On the Duty of Man and Citizen, According to Natural Law," by Samuel Von Pufendorf, Printer to the Celebrated University, 1673, At the Charges of John Creed, Bookseller, Cambridge. Book 1, chapter 2.
"On the Duty of Man and Citizen, According to Natural Law," by Samuel Von Pufendorf, Printer to the Celebrated University, 1673, At the Charges of John Creed, Bookseller, Cambridge.
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