It is this innate sense of individual right which is present in the consciousness of every individual who has grown to know he is an individual, which makes this constant conflict between ultimation and approximation.
Woodhull discusses the inherent conflict between individual rights and societal expectations.
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Who will dare to assert that they are not even now seeking another Moses to lead “His people” up out of Egypt?
Are they not better qualified to direct legislation now than the wisest among us?
Are not their minds expanded to the comprehension of the great principles of governmental justice?
Prisons would be converted into asylums and workshops for the weak and unfortunate, and their keepers into superintendents and teachers.