It is not great wealth in a few individuals that proves a country prosperous, but great general wealth evenly distributed among the people.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “It is not great wealth in a few individuals that proves a country prosperous, but great general wealth evenly…”
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Woodhull argues that a prosperous country is defined by wealth distributed among its people, not concentrated in a few hands.
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