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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It is believed by those who have studied this subject deepest that the time has arrived when this government must enter…”

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It is believed by those who have studied this subject deepest that the time has arrived when this government must enter upon the consideration of a permanent change in our financial system, and that a return to the gold standard would be a disaster.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull argues for a significant change in the financial system, advocating against a return to the gold standard.

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