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Victoria C. Woodhull: This government will always stand in danger of being overthrown by the unrepresented majority, so long as such forms of…

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This government will always stand in danger of being overthrown by the unrepresented majority, so long as such forms of arriving at representation are allowed to determine these questions, which lie at the very basis of a republican form of government.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull warns that the government is at risk of being overthrown by those who are unrepresented, due to flawed representation systems.

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