 | Abraham John Valpy - 1816 - 618 pages
...law, in which the parties interested, are members of the same foreign society. " When a people from good reasons take up arms against an oppressor, it...assist brave men in the defence of their liberties." (Book 2. Ch. 4. ^ 56.) These passages are properly guarded by the context, from all just exception.... | |
 | 1828 - 604 pages
...United Provinces. The authority ot the Prince of Orange had doubtless an influence on the deliberations of the StatesGeneral, but it did not lead them to...assist brave men in the defence of their liberties. Whenever, therefore, matters are carried so far as to produce a civil war, foreign powers may assist... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1861 - 1192 pages
...referring to the assistance given by the United Provinces to the Prince of Orange, Vattel says, " That if '} ,Z c " e |. KUTN #o ɓ & SUj q # w] \ :L g A)6&Պgdl > Now, the noble Lord's reference to Vattel induced me also to look into the same authority, and I find... | |
 | Portfolio - 1843 - 676 pages
...Basque Provinces. has a Right to succour an oppressed People who implore their Assistance * * * It is an Act of Justice and Generosity to assist brave Men in the Defence of their Liberties.* Whenever, therefore, Matters are carried so far as to produce a Civil War, Foreign Powers may take... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1844 - 666 pages
...Basque Provinces. has a Right to succour an oppressed People who implore their Assistance * * * It is an Act of Justice and Generosity to assist brave Men in the Defence of their Liberties.* Whenever, therefore, Matters are carried so far as to produce a Civil War, Foreign Powers may take... | |
 | 1851 - 524 pages
...obey God. " That we agree in doctrine with Vattel, the chief authority on the law of nations, that ' When a people, for good reasons, take up arms against an oppressor, justice and generosity require that brave men should be assisted in defence of their liberty.' " That... | |
 | Emer de Vattel, Edward Duncan Ingraham - 1852 - 670 pages
...Provinces. The authority of the Prince of Orange had, doubtless, an influence on the deliberations of the statesgeneral ; but it did not lead them to...commission of an act of injustice : for, when a people, from good reasons take up arms against an oppressor, it is but an act of justice and generosity to... | |
 | Emer de Vattel - 1852 - 666 pages
...provinces. The authority of the Prince of Orange had, doubtless, an influcnce on the deliberations of the statesgeneral ; but it did not lead them to...commission of an act of injustice : for, when a people, from good reasons take up arms against an oppressor, it is but an act of justice and generosity to... | |
 | David Urquhart - 1856 - 376 pages
...every Foreign Power has a right to succour an oppressed people who implore their assistance * * * It is an act of justice and generosity to assist brave men in the defence of their liberties. Whenever, therefore, matters are carried so far as to produce a civil war, Foreign Powers may take... | |
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The authority of the Prince of Orange had doubtless an influence on the deliberation of the States-general, but it did not lead them to the commission of an act of injustice; for when a people, from good reasons, take up arms against an oppressor, it... 
