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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Let it rather be, that wisdom be gleaned from the sore trials and the desperate situation of our brethren in France…”

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Let it rather be, that wisdom be gleaned from the sore trials and the desperate situation of our brethren in France, which shall teach the use to be made of possessed rights and privileges.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull suggests learning from the struggles of others to better utilize rights and privileges.

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