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Victoria C. Woodhull: Money is that which can equally represent the wheat, the horse and the gold; and anything that cannot do this is not…

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Money is that which can equally represent the wheat, the horse and the gold; and anything that cannot do this is not money.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull defines money as a universal measure of value that encompasses various goods.

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