The one is an artificial body, the other is a natural body; and while the former, overwhelmed by insurrection or war, may change or die, the latter can change or die only with the extinction of the community itself, whatever its name or its form.
Sumner distinguishes between the artificial and natural bodies of a State, noting their differing fates in times of conflict.
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