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'''Hugo de Groot''' (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as '''Hugo Grotius''', was a [[Liberalism|liberal]] Dutch philosopher. He encouraged [[genocide]] against all non-[[Christianity|Christians]] and used these beliefs to encourage the [[Colonialism|colonization]] of [[Americas|America]]. He also defended [[slavery]] as long as it was not against other Europeans.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=What Is Liberalism?|page=21–23|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>
'''Hugo de Groot''' (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as '''Hugo Grotius''', was a [[Liberalism|liberal]] Dutch philosopher. He encouraged [[genocide]] against all non-[[Christianity|Christians]] and used these beliefs to encourage the [[Colonialism|colonization]] of [[Americas|America]]. He also defended [[slavery]] as long as it was not against other Europeans.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=What Is Liberalism?|page=21–23|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref> Grotius compared slaves to perpetual [[Proletariat|wage workers]], but [[John Locke|Locke]] described slavery and wage labour as completely different systems.<ref>{{Citation|author=[[Domenico Losurdo]]|year=2011|title=Liberalism: A Counter-History|chapter=Liberalism and Racial Slavery: A Unique Twin Birth|page=42|publisher=Verso|isbn=9781844676934|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=5BB3406BC2E64972831A1C00D5D4BFE4|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacebhsj2yxuoudkhkjp6lzgr5jvgyhu76zxe4gw3d65gpg32a6nded4?filename=Domenico%20Losurdo%2C%20Gregory%20Elliott%20-%20Liberalism_%20A%20Counter-History-Verso%20%282011%29.pdf}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Hugo de Groot
Born10 April 1583
Delft, Holland, Dutch Republic
Died28 August 1645
Rostock, Pomerania, Swedish Empire
NationalityDutch


Hugo de Groot (10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo Grotius, was a liberal Dutch philosopher. He encouraged genocide against all non-Christians and used these beliefs to encourage the colonization of America. He also defended slavery as long as it was not against other Europeans.[1] Grotius compared slaves to perpetual wage workers, but Locke described slavery and wage labour as completely different systems.[2]

References

  1. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'What Is Liberalism?' (pp. 21–23). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
  2. Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Liberalism and Racial Slavery: A Unique Twin Birth' (p. 42). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]