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In literature, the term "subversion" has been employed to denote the undermining or complete overturning of established structures. In early texts, as seen with Flavius Josephus, it is linked to the discreet erosion of societal order, where even slight imitation could allow subversive elements to infiltrate the constitution [1]. Later writings, such as those found in the "History of Woman Suffrage," amplify this notion by depicting subversion as a total dissolution of the existing social compact, implying a revolutionary transformation of society [2].
  1. Nor is any thing to be allowed, by imitation whereof any degree of subversion may creep into the constitution.
    — from Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus
  2. [Pg 523] than an entire subversion of the present order of society, a dissolution of the whole existing social compact?
    — from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I

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