It becomes, then, the chief duty of the State to prevent the recurrence of wrong by putting such restraint upon those who are inclined to it as will effectually prevent their inclinations finding expression.
Woodhull emphasizes the state's duty to prevent future wrongs by restraining those inclined to commit them.
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