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Victoria C. Woodhull: So general and earnest has the demand for reform become that something must be done; the gathering masses of corruption…

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So general and earnest has the demand for reform become that something must be done; the gathering masses of corruption all over the body will soon have ripened to bursting; and who can tell how much the body itself has become involved.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull emphasizes the urgent need for reform in society due to widespread corruption.

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