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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It cannot be that patriotism is to pass away entirely, though it appears to be nearly submerged by the rising tide of…”

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It cannot be that patriotism is to pass away entirely, though it appears to be nearly submerged by the rising tide of individual selfishness.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull warns against the decline of patriotism in the face of individual selfishness.

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