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I only want the people to have what it is their right to have—what the religion of humanity, what Christ, were he the arbiter, would give them.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull emphasizes the right of the people to claim what is just and equitable according to her interpretation of humanity's religion.
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