On the record
To all of these as members of society, as a part of the people, government owes a duty.
Said by
Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “To all of these as members of society, as a part of the people, government owes a duty.”
Editor's note · Context
She asserts that government has a duty to support all members of society.
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Who will dare to assert that they are not even now seeking another Moses to lead “His people” up out of Egypt?
If they still live as spirits, if they have had better opportunities of obtaining wisdom and knowledge pertaining to earth-life than we—can this world avail itself of their assistance to establish on earth the government of heaven?
Prisons would be converted into asylums and workshops for the weak and unfortunate, and their keepers into superintendents and teachers.
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