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This is why the change of the form of states is so often effected only by revolution.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “This is why the change of the form of states is so often effected only by revolution.”
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Dewey suggests that significant changes in political structures often require revolutionary actions.
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