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Victoria C. Woodhull: “And that revolution will be the final and the ultimate contest between justice and authority, in which the latter will…”

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And that revolution will be the final and the ultimate contest between justice and authority, in which the latter will be crushed, never again to raise its despotic head among and to divide the members of a common humanity.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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This quote encapsulates Woodhull's vision of a future conflict between justice and authority, predicting a transformative outcome.

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