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This essay is an attempt to define what constitutes the essence of war. It examines the grounds on which war may be legitimately declared, the principals which ought to guide its practical conduct as well as the settlement with which it closes.

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Author Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Series Classics in IR and Security
Copyright Translated by CE Vaughan
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