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Victoria C. Woodhull: “If they still live as spirits, if they have had better opportunities of obtaining wisdom and knowledge pertaining to…”

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If they still live as spirits, if they have had better opportunities of obtaining wisdom and knowledge pertaining to earth-life than we—can this world avail itself of their assistance to establish on earth the government of heaven?
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull suggests that if spirits exist, they could help establish a just government on earth.

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