Here would be a basis of equity which would forever prevent the accumulation in the hands of any few persons, of vast quantities of real estate, which is the real basis of all securities.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “Here would be a basis of equity which would forever prevent the accumulation in the hands of any few persons, of vast…”
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Woodhull proposes a system that prevents vast land accumulation by a few, promoting equity.
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