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Victoria C. Woodhull: “At no time since it was can we learn that the law of progressive unfoldment has been inverted, and the world turned…”

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At no time since it was can we learn that the law of progressive unfoldment has been inverted, and the world turned backward toward its commencing point.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull reflects on the irreversible nature of progress in society.

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