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The same laws that produce and control the units of the animal kingdom produce and control the units of society.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “The same laws that produce and control the units of the animal kingdom produce and control the units of society.”
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Woodhull draws a parallel between the laws governing the animal kingdom and those governing human society.
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