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All the corrupt practices that are prevalent in the various parts of the governing process are possible only because the professions and practices of government are not in harmony.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull argues that corruption in government arises from a lack of harmony between its professed ideals and its actual practices.
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