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Victoria C. Woodhull: “These laws arise out of false conceptions of the principles of common equality and economy, which pertain to man as a…”

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These laws arise out of false conceptions of the principles of common equality and economy, which pertain to man as a common fraternity.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull critiques the flawed foundations of laws regarding equality and economy.

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