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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It seems strange that a people so used to glory and conquest should not have sooner revolted against such debauchery and…”

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It seems strange that a people so used to glory and conquest should not have sooner revolted against such debauchery and dissoluteness.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull critiques the moral decay of a society that has achieved great power but fails to act against corruption.

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