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Victoria C. Woodhull: Surely its revenue, its tariff system, cannot, for what is there in either which is not in direct antagonism with…

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Surely its revenue, its tariff system, cannot, for what is there in either which is not in direct antagonism with equality?—while we may look in vain for even the skeleton of justice wherever money can find its way.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull critiques the revenue and tariff systems for being in direct conflict with equality.

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