[Las Vegas Ron]

I saw that up thread, thanks, that was a good find!

[DaveTesla]

The notion that Vattel had no influence on the Declaration
of Independence and the Constitution is absurd.

The founding fathers practically used the Law of Nations for a reference manual. The also is a mountain of documents where Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, and John Marshall quoted Vattel extensively.