Victoria C. Woodhull: “Each in turn attempted it and failed, because of the imperfectly…”

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Each in turn attempted it and failed, because of the imperfectly developed form of the government they sought to control by.

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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull reflects on the failures of past nations to achieve dominion due to flawed governance.

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The tendencies of government from earliest historic time have persistently been to universal sway.

What is seen is not the reality, but that through which the reality makes itself known.

A fact isolated from all connections loses its significance.

Charity, with its long cloak of justice escaped, has long enough covered a multitude of sins.

Victoria C. Woodhull: “Each in turn attempted it and failed, because of the imperfectly developed form of the government they sought to control…”