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Home - LONANG Library - Hugo Grotius - Law of War and Peace
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BOOK 3, CHAPTER 12Moderation in Laying Waste and Similar ThingsI. What devastation may be lawful, and in what degree.II. Devastation should be refrained from if the area is profitable for us and out of the power of the enemyIII. Devastation should be refrained from if there is good hope for a speedy victoryIV. Devastation should be refrained from if the enemy has means of subsistence from other sourcesV. Devastation should be refrained from if the thing itself is of no use in furnishing resources for warVI. The principle stated is particularly applicable to things that are sacred or connected with things that are sacredVII. The principle is applicable also to consecrated thingsVIII. The advantages which follow from such moderation are pointed out |
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