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Victoria C. Woodhull: “In some regards the last condition is worse than the first; for in it there is nothing to guard the constant…”

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In some regards the last condition is worse than the first; for in it there is nothing to guard the constant encroachments of the tyrant upon their “reserved” rights.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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She argues that the new form of tyranny lacks safeguards against encroachments on individual rights, making it potentially worse than the previous one.

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