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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It is the duty of government to foster these, while protecting public welfare by preventing the criminal from pursuing…”

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It is the duty of government to foster these, while protecting public welfare by preventing the criminal from pursuing his course of individual freedom at the expense of the freedom or happiness of other individuals or the public.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull believes it is the government's responsibility to protect public welfare while addressing criminal behavior.

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