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Victoria C. Woodhull: No individual can have a reservation that militates against the general welfare of others, or the whole, without…

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No individual can have a reservation that militates against the general welfare of others, or the whole, without specific laws to sustain him in it.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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This quote discusses the limitations of individual rights in relation to the general welfare.

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