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He wrote at the start of the 20th century, when the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel"s work, had created turmoil over Charles Darwin"s theory of evolution by natural selection. He was also very influenced by the writings of Herbert Spencer regarding evolution and society, and of Benjamin Kidd regarding society and religion. The objection, he says, is that it is inconsistent with competition.
In reality, he claims, the superior group or class always oppresses the inferior masses, who eventually revolt.
All revolutions result simply in the replacement of the ruling class by a new ruling class. He refers to the German concept of Rechtsstaat, and his ideas reflect the prominence of social Darwinism of the time.
Chatterton-Hill spent World War I in Germany out of Irish nationalist sentiment and corresponded with Roger Casement. Chatterton-Hill died on 12 January 1947. a week annuity.
