On the record
In all the uses men may make of the elements of matter, he must comply with the laws of their existence: he cannot frame a law, and then command that Nature shall obey it.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “In all the uses men may make of the elements of matter, he must comply with the laws of their existence: he cannot frame…”
Editor's note · Context
She asserts that human laws must align with the natural laws governing matter.
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