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Victoria C. Woodhull: The general law of direction for population and civilization was westward until it had encircled the globe, and in their…

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The general law of direction for population and civilization was westward until it had encircled the globe, and in their last conquest found a country of sufficient inherent vitality to attract all other countries toward it.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull describes the historical westward expansion of civilization and its global implications.

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