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Victoria C. Woodhull: “We are sorry it is denominated the Labor party, because it should be something more than a Labor party, and because this…”

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We are sorry it is denominated the Labor party, because it should be something more than a Labor party, and because this is a direct challenge to capital, and it will very probably result in arraying these two interests in an antagonism which will be but a repetition of the slavery antagonism.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull critiques the Labor party for potentially fostering conflict between labor and capital interests.

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