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 E shall see that not only states, but administrative systems and forms and methods of government also are influenced and modified by the surrounding conditions of the world. As the State has its origin in the furtherance of the interests of a people, it grows and develops through the action and inter-action of the diverse antagonistic and parallel forces of social life; and consequently it has to adapt its organisation and governmental machinery to the varying circumstances of the environment.

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