Grotius
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People's rights to land have been debated by philosophers since at least John Locke and Hugo Grotius in the seventeenth century.
From Nature • May 29, 2017
Pictet’s views repudiated the vision of the law that had dated back to Grotius.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2013
The Caracas conference will lay Grotius to rest without ceremony.
From Time Magazine Archive
To Grotius, it was the sea that "rather possesses the earth than is by it possessed."
From Time Magazine Archive
Theological rancour, however, prevailed over all other sentiments, and, after fruitless attempts to re-establish himself in Holland, Grotius accepted service under Sweden, in the capacity of ambassador to France.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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