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Victoria C. Woodhull: “This course being directly in the interest of special and favored interests, has the favor and support of capital, while…”

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This course being directly in the interest of special and favored interests, has the favor and support of capital, while labor looks on with the utmost indifference, and sees its productions filched year after year.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull highlights the indifference of labor as special interests benefit from government actions.

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