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Victoria C. Woodhull: Where kings and emperors once used the sword to hew their way into the centers of barbarism, the people now make use of…

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Where kings and emperors once used the sword to hew their way into the centers of barbarism, the people now make use of their subtle powers of intellect to pierce the heart of ignorance.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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She asserts that intellect has replaced violence as the means to advance civilization.

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