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Victoria C. Woodhull: “And here is the primal foundation and the only authoritative source of government.”

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And here is the primal foundation and the only authoritative source of government.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull claims that the foundation of government is based on the collective agreement of individuals to govern themselves.

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