On the record
While they are made responsible for all infringement of law, they have no voice in determining what that law shall be.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgWhile they are made responsible for all infringement of law, they have no voice in determining what that law shall be.
She emphasizes the injustice of holding people accountable to laws they had no role in creating.
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