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The evidences of a perfect government must not be sought among the most powerful and useful members of society, but among the very lowest classes.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull posits that the true measure of a perfect government lies in its treatment of the lowest classes, challenging conventional notions of power.
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