As society is constructed at present, it must look to legislation to produce forms and to enforce order through them, that society may observe in their operations the better results to them.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “As society is constructed at present, it must look to legislation to produce forms and to enforce order through them…”
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She argues that society must rely on legislation to create order and improve conditions.
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