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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It is these and sundry like matters that the laborers of the country should require their representatives to understand…”

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It is these and sundry like matters that the laborers of the country should require their representatives to understand and act upon, and they should cast their vote for no one that will not, at all times and under all circumstances, advocate and vote for the greatest good of the greatest number.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull urges laborers to demand accountability from their representatives to ensure the welfare of the majority.

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