The moment a law is made to assist an individual, or any number of individuals, in the performance of his or their undertaking, that moment equality on the part of all other citizens ceases.
Woodhull critiques laws that favor certain individuals, arguing they undermine equality for all citizens.
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In this way, labor may hope to arise from its present position of degradation to sit side by side with capital in all public and profitable positions and those of honor and trust.
If he will not labor, society should compel him.
A fact isolated from all connections loses its significance.
It is this species of corruption that is becoming a stench in the nostrils of all those whose patriotism is more than pocket deep.