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"The whole world, which is in a sense a single republic, has the power to enact laws that are just and convenient for all persons, such as are the rules of the law of nations."

— Vitoria, Francisco de event 1532

From De Indis (On the Indians)

Context: On natural law as a universal framework binding all nations and peoples. De Indis (1532). This passage is the foundation of modern international law theory.

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