Victoria C. Woodhull: “A great national question is wanted, to prevent a descent into pure sectionalism.”

Steam and water have relieved muscle of nearly all its most laborious occupations and increased the capacity of production a thousand fold.

Production lies at the basis of all progress.

And this is no more true of the pauper laborers of Europe and the slave laborers of Asia than it is of the free labor of America.

In this way, labor may hope to arise from its present position of degradation to sit side by side with capital in all public and profitable positions and those of honor and trust.