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Book IV, Chapter 9
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Conclusion.
APrès avoir posé les vrais principes du droit politique & tâché de fonder l’Etat sur sa base, il resteroit à l’appuyer par ses rélations externes; ce qui comprendroit le droit des gens, le commerce, le droit de la guerre & les conquêtes, le droit public, les ligues les négociations les traités &c. Mais tout cela forme un nouvel objet trop vaste pour ma courte vue; j’aurois dû la fixer toujours plus près de moi.
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Conclusion.
Having set out the true principles of political right and tried to establish the state on its foundation, I would still have to support it by considering its external relations. This would include the law of nations, commerce, the law of war and conquests, public law, alliances, negotiations, treaties, and so forth. But all this forms a new subject too vast for my narrow vision; I ought always to have kept it closer to home.
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Conclusion.
Having set out the true principles of political right and tried to give the state a firm foundation, I would still need to support it by discussing its relations with other states. This would include the law of nations, commerce, the law of war and conquests, public law, alliances, negotiations, treaties, and so on. But all this is a new subject, too vast for my limited view. I should always have kept my attention closer to home.