“Our founders relied upon Blackstone and the English common law, not this Swiss person.”
George Washington’s library book returned, 221 years later
“The former president borrowed The Law of Nations by Emer de Vattel on 5 October 1789, according to the records of the New York Society Library.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/may/20/george-washington-library-book
I’m sure George Washington read a lot of books. Your point being?
You can't just kiss off Vattel so easily.