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Psychology and social science have discovered that mankind is
made up of a mass of individual ego, each revealing similar characteristics
of instincts, idiosyncrasies, and manifestations of selfish interests
- in the control of which his intelligence has developed forms
of government. From earliest childhood self-assertion, self-determination, self-preservation manifest themselves. It is human nature for the strong to take advantage of the weak, whether it be strength of body, strength of mind, or strength of a group; that group may be a minority in numbers, yet all-powerful by reason of the forces under its control. The chief purpose of government is that of controlling this instinct and directing it into channels through which society will gain the greatest benefit. |
