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Today We Stand On A Bridge Leading From The Territorial State To The World Community. Politically, We Are Still Governed By The Concept Of The Territorial State; Economically And Technically, We Live Under The Auspices Of Worldwide Communications And Worldwide Markets.

-Christian Lous Lange

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Today We Stand On A Bridge Leading

Christian Lous Lange

Today We Stand On A Bridge Leading From The Territorial State To The World Community. Politically, We Are Still Governed By The Concept Of The Territorial State; Economically And Technically, We Live Under The Auspices Of Worldwide Communications And Worldwide Markets.

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