Editing Hugo Grotius (section)

=== From his time to the end of the 17th century ===
The king of Sweden, [[Gustavus Adolphus]], was said to have always carried a copy of ''De jure belli ac pacis'' in his saddle when leading his troops.{{sfn|Miller|2014|p=25}} In contrast, [[King James VI and I]] of Great Britain reacted very negatively to Grotius' presentation of the book during a diplomatic mission.{{sfn | Miller | 2014 | p = 25}}

Some philosophers, notably Protestants such as [[Pierre Bayle]], [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz]] and the main representatives of the Scottish Enlightenment [[Francis Hutcheson (philosopher)|Francis Hutcheson]], [[Adam Smith]], [[David Hume]], [[Thomas Reid]] held him in high esteem.{{sfn | Miller | 2014 | p = 25}} The French Enlightenment, on the other hand, was much more critical. [[Voltaire]] called it boring and [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau|Rousseau]] developed an alternative conception of human nature. [[Pufendorf]], another theoretician of the natural law concept, was also skeptical.{{sfn | Miller | 2014 | p = 25}}