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Victoria C. Woodhull: Why shall we not show the nations how to make the best use of their means, and give them a system that will do more for…

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Why shall we not show the nations how to make the best use of their means, and give them a system that will do more for them than any system that has yet been tried, and by so doing also meet our own needs?
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull encourages the U.S. to demonstrate effective financial systems to other nations, promoting mutual benefit.

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