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Victoria C. Woodhull: Force, as a regulator, can at best be but a mere temporary makeshift, which, unless quickly followed by justice in…

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Force, as a regulator, can at best be but a mere temporary makeshift, which, unless quickly followed by justice in organization, degenerates into absolutism.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull critiques the use of force as a temporary solution, advocating for justice in organization instead.

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