3 edition of Observations on the wealth and force of nations found in the catalog.
Observations on the wealth and force of nations
Charles M"Kinnon
Published
1781
by printed by Balfour and Smellie in Edinburgh
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Written in
Edition Notes
Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1986. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 6811, no.03).
| The Physical Object | |
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| Format | Microform |
| Pagination | 44p. |
| Number of Pages | 44 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL20954727M |
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The most important duty of the sovereign is to protect society from violence and invasion from other societies, and this can only be done by means of military force.
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