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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It is also a great mistake for labor to array itself in opposition to wealth, and to form combinations to control it.”

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It is also a great mistake for labor to array itself in opposition to wealth, and to form combinations to control it.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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She warns that labor should not oppose wealth but rather seek cooperation for mutual benefit.

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