Victoria C. Woodhull: “Thus the general welfare has been promoted by the sacrifice of…”

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Thus the general welfare has been promoted by the sacrifice of individual interests.

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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull argues that the collective good often comes at the expense of individual interests.

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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Thus the general welfare has been promoted by the sacrifice of individual interests.”