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Victoria C. Woodhull: Unless soon dispossessed of the means of increasing their power and influence, they will become greater than the…

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Unless soon dispossessed of the means of increasing their power and influence, they will become greater than the government, and even dangerous to liberty.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull expresses concern that unchecked power could endanger liberty.

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