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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Because this has been lost sight of and it has been invested with other functions, it has been possible for it to be…”

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Because this has been lost sight of and it has been invested with other functions, it has been possible for it to be converted to uses which at times, in culminating, have almost turned the world topsy-turvy.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull warns that the misinterpretation of money's purpose can lead to chaotic consequences in society.

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