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Victoria C. Woodhull: “We are, therefore, the centre of attraction for the world, and the world involuntarily recognizes our superior strength…”

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We are, therefore, the centre of attraction for the world, and the world involuntarily recognizes our superior strength by giving up its population to increase it; while we repay it, not in physical strength, but with progressive and comprehensive ideas.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull discusses America's role as a global leader in ideas rather than just physical strength.

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