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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It means freedom to obey the natural condition of the individual, modified only by the various external forces which are…”

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It means freedom to obey the natural condition of the individual, modified only by the various external forces which are brought to bear upon, and which induce action in, the individual.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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This passage defines individual freedom as the ability to act according to one's natural condition, influenced only by external forces.

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