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Victoria C. Woodhull: Anything that is accompanied by compulsion is no proof of individual honesty.

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Anything that is accompanied by compulsion is no proof of individual honesty.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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This quote suggests that coercion undermines the authenticity of individual honesty.

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