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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Wherever maxims of temporary policy are the guiding rules, there will ever be alternate construction and destruction…”

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Wherever maxims of temporary policy are the guiding rules, there will ever be alternate construction and destruction; but wherever scientific, demonstrable principles are the governing power, there will be found permanency.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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She contrasts temporary political policies with scientific principles, advocating for the latter as a foundation for stability.

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