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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Let them urge the people to assemble and concert plans and devise means to carry them out, and to warn them to no longer…”

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Let them urge the people to assemble and concert plans and devise means to carry them out, and to warn them to no longer intrust the most vital parts of the “necessary course” to the care of hereditary members of the caucus, whom money buys or whisky controls.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull urges the public to take control of their political processes rather than relying on corrupt politicians.

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