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A pound of feathers is equal to a pound of lead in gravitating power, but the lead does not resemble the feathers in any respect; hence, equality does not presuppose likeness.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull uses a metaphor about feathers and lead to illustrate that equality does not imply similarity in characteristics or qualities.
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