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Victoria C. Woodhull: “We stop here to make a broad assertion: For man to affix certain definite penalties as punishment for so-called crime is…”

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We stop here to make a broad assertion: For man to affix certain definite penalties as punishment for so-called crime is to arrogate to himself what alone belongs to God!
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull asserts that only God has the authority to determine penalties for crime, challenging human judgment in legal matters.

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