Whether that system shall at first proceed from one common centre or from several centres, is not so presently apparent, though that such a consolidation will be ultimately reached no one can doubt, who gives proper weight to the established fact that all perfect things become universal.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “Whether that system shall at first proceed from one common centre or from several centres, is not so presently apparent…”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull contemplates the eventual consolidation of governance, whether from one or multiple centers.
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