 So Grotius’ influence was felt on some of the major actors of his day. Naturally, though, his main impact was on other scholars. Bayle called him “one of the greatest men in Europe” (1720 [1740: 2.614]). Leibniz hailed “the incomparable Hugo Grotius” (see Leibniz 1710 [1985], 77). Thomas Reid spoke of “the immortal Hugo Grotius” (see Reid 1788 [1815], 331), Hutcheson drew on him extensively, and Hume approvingly cited an argument of his about the origins of property in the third appendix of his second Enquiry (see Hume 1748 [1975], 307). To be sure, not all were so impressed. Rousseau’s opinion has already been cited; the natural law theorist Samuel Pufendorf was also sceptical. And Voltaire found Grotius to be simply boring. Still, whether for good or for ill, Grotius was at the center of letters for an enviably long time. For a brief synopsis of Grotius’ influence, focusing on the DIB , see Tuck (2005: ix–xii).