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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 Education Struggle Quotes >> Learning and Reason
“It is also of the greatest advantage to a search for the true meaning, particularly in the case of laws, to examine the reason for the law, or that cause and consideration which moved the lawgiver to make this law...”
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 17.
"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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