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Victoria C. Woodhull: Each different branch is the squaring of a separate stone, all of which must be brought together and adjusted before…

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Each different branch is the squaring of a separate stone, all of which must be brought together and adjusted before even the corner-stone of the perfect and permanent structure can be laid.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull uses a metaphor of construction to illustrate the need for unity among different reform movements to build a better society.

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