Can a system organized by a people perform acts not in the power of the people themselves to perform?
Victoria C. Woodhull: “Can a system organized by a people perform acts not in the power of the people themselves to perform?”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull raises a philosophical question about the capabilities of organized systems versus individuals.
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