History 2705E Lecture : Week 6 (30 years war)
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Conclusion: 8 million people killed in thirty years" war, result of this: peace of westphalia - discussed from 1643 to 1648. And here we must first reject their opinion, who will have the supreme power to be always, and without exception, in the people; so [261] that they may restrain or punish their. Kings, as often as they abuse their power. What mischiefs this opinion has occasioned, and may yet occasion, if once the minds of people are fully possessed with it, every wise. It is lawful for any man to engage himself as a slave to whom he pleases; as appears both by the hebrew and roman laws. Why should it not therefore be as lawful for a people that are at their own to deliver up themselves to any one or more. Persons, and transfer the right of governing them upon him or them, without reserving any share of that right to themselves? .
