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Victoria C. Woodhull: “The philosopher and the best reformer would here step in and say that it is their province not so much to tear down the…”

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The philosopher and the best reformer would here step in and say that it is their province not so much to tear down the old as it is to prepare the new that shall take the place of the old.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull emphasizes the importance of building a new system rather than merely dismantling the old one.

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