On the record
It shows that they, if possessed of the power, would wield it more despotically than it is now wielded by those possessing it.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “It shows that they, if possessed of the power, would wield it more despotically than it is now wielded by those…”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull argues that laborers, if given power, might govern more despotically than the current wealthy class.
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