On the record
It is much to be feared that when all the dross and foreign substances are separated, and the pure residuum only left, its proportion to the mass submitted would be lamentably small.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “It is much to be feared that when all the dross and foreign substances are separated, and the pure residuum only left…”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull expresses concern that the true essence of societal values may be minimal once examined closely.
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