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Victoria C. Woodhull: Whoever makes a movement to compel the earth to yield her wealth, or to transform that wealth into useful form, must…

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Whoever makes a movement to compel the earth to yield her wealth, or to transform that wealth into useful form, must first obtain the consent of this despot, and pay his demands for a license.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull asserts that any attempt to utilize the earth's wealth requires permission from financial powers.

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