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Victoria C. Woodhull: 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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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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She emphasizes the injustice of holding people accountable to laws they had no role in creating.

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