The American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 18 The Development of American Citizenship in the Revolutionary Era (1974)
Thoughtful loyalists and patriots alike questioned the legitimacy of demanding allegiance and coercing loyalty from individuals who were unwilling participants in the struggle for independence. Few, perhaps, considered the question as carefully as did Peter Van Schaack, who retired to his New York farm in the winter of 1775-76 to reread Locke, Vattel, Montesquieu, Grotius, Beccaria, and Pufendorf before taking his stand on Independence.
Dr. CON, another day, and you are caught in another lie.
But how does it change the argument if there's one very peripheral or marginal reference to Vattel in a 400 page book?
If one little-known patriot read 6 authors before taking a stand in 1776 and one of them was Vattel, it shows that Vattel had at least one reader and Kettner was able to find him, but does that really alter anything?
A better “gotcha” would be finding scholarly works that support what you say about Vattel.
Dr.Conspiracy has stated on his blog that he has been banned here without ever posting a comment. It seems only fair to remove the ban if there is a thread concerning him.