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And these persons who possess the monopolies and who guard them by bayonets, need not comfort themselves with the idea that the people won’t fight for their rights.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull challenges those who maintain monopolies with force, asserting that the people will fight for their rights.
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