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Victoria C. Woodhull: “But I may as well conclude what I have to say regarding railroads, which must also revert back to the people, and be…”

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But I may as well conclude what I have to say regarding railroads, which must also revert back to the people, and be conducted by them for the public benefit, as our common highways are now conducted.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull believes that railroads should be owned and operated by the public for their benefit.

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