In the light of that analysis, have the people of this country got freedom?
Victoria C. Woodhull: “In the light of that analysis, have the people of this country got freedom?”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull questions whether the people of her time truly possess freedom, prompting reflection on societal conditions.
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If the angel in the bush were possible, why may not angels manifest the wisdom, power, and justice of God in our legislative halls?
If they still live as spirits, if they have had better opportunities of obtaining wisdom and knowledge pertaining to earth-life than we—can this world avail itself of their assistance to establish on earth the government of heaven?
Prisons would be converted into asylums and workshops for the weak and unfortunate, and their keepers into superintendents and teachers.
Are not their minds expanded to the comprehension of the great principles of governmental justice?