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Samuel Pufendorf Quotes on Justice

Samuel Pufendorf was a German jurist, political philosopher, and historian, the principal continental developer of the natural-law tradition that ran from Grotius to Locke. This page collects quotes attributed to Samuel Pufendorf on the topic of justice, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Samuel Pufendorf:

    “The state arises from the consent of the governed.”

  • Attributed to Samuel Pufendorf:

    “Natural law is the rule by which we know what is right and what is wrong.”

  • Attributed to Samuel Pufendorf:

    “All men are equal in their original dignity.”

  • Attributed to Samuel Pufendorf:

    “The first duty of natural law is to do no harm to another.”