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Victoria C. Woodhull: “But, as in religion, so will it be in money; when reason and common sense are admitted to the debate, mythologic…”

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But, as in religion, so will it be in money; when reason and common sense are admitted to the debate, mythologic spectres and theoretic fancies will begin to assume their true shapes, and the realities to arise from the depths in which they have been confined.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull draws a parallel between religion and money, suggesting that rational discourse can dispel myths surrounding both.

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