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It must begin to be apparent that the proposition is, that the evolution of government does not differ from that of simplest organic forms either in principle or in mode of operation.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull argues that the evolution of government is fundamentally similar to the evolution of organic life.
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