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All such kind of treatment deals with effects, and would never remedy an existing want, nor correct illegitimate practices.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull argues that superficial treatments of financial issues fail to address root causes of problems.
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In such a condition of things, courts of justice, with all their attendant judges, bailiffs and attorneys-at-law, would find their occupation gone.
Charity, with its long cloak of justice escaped, has long enough covered a multitude of sins.
In this way, labor may hope to arise from its present position of degradation to sit side by side with capital in all public and profitable positions and those of honor and trust.
A fact isolated from all connections loses its significance.