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It is for this reason that the general diffusion of knowledge among the common people should receive so much more attention than it has or does.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “It is for this reason that the general diffusion of knowledge among the common people should receive so much more…”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull advocates for greater emphasis on educating the common people to empower them.
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Thousands possessed of comprehensive principles in a semi state of application have sunk with them into obscurity for lack of appreciation and support.
It is well enough to cry peace when war rages, but the crying will not bring it.