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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Commerce, to the material world, is what thought is to the spiritual—interchange and exchange of material product in the…”

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Commerce, to the material world, is what thought is to the spiritual—interchange and exchange of material product in the one and of spiritual in the other—hence no restrictions or embargoes should be placed on the one which would not be legitimate if placed upon the other.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull draws an analogy between commerce and thought, advocating for freedom in both realms.

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