Lucy Parsons on government, centralization, corruption, and the American republic ( sh.itjust.works )
All political government must necessarily become despotic, because all government tends to become centralized in the hands of the few, who breed corruption among themselves and in a very short time disconnect themselves from the body of the people. The American republic is a good illustration.
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