Madison, James, 1751-1836 to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau

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GLC#
GLC00117
Type
Letters
Date
December 8, 1810
Author/Creator
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Title
to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

Madison thanks Du Ponceau for a copy and commends his translation of Bynkershoek's "Treatise on the Law of War." Continues with the comments: "A nation which appeals to law, rather to force, is particularly bound to understand the use of the instrument by which it wishes to maintain its rights...When the sword alone is the law, there is less inconsistency if not more propriety in neglecting those Teachers of right and duty."

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