Here, then, are three great principles, important to the advancement of civilization, which, if not established in International Law by the Peace of Paris and the war it closed, have at least been so powerfuly reinforced that no nation is likely hereafter lightly or safely to violate them.
Reid emphasizes the importance of three principles reinforced by the Peace of Paris for the future of international law.
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