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Victoria C. Woodhull: When war came, as the result of a blind course on the part of politicians, the masses began to open their eyes to the…

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When war came, as the result of a blind course on the part of politicians, the masses began to open their eyes to the fact that they had been unwittingly betrayed into a most dangerous and fearful condition, wherein it became necessary to cut each other’s throats.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull reflects on how war revealed the betrayal felt by the masses due to political actions.

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