Victoria C. Woodhull: “And it is the approach of these heretofore widely-separated principles which is to produce the impending revolution.”

Religion, clad in its robes “of purple and fine linen,” faring “sumptuously every day,” forgetting that Christ was cradled in a manger, and that His disciples were fishermen, continually cries, as did the “Pharisees and hypocrites” of old…

Are they not better qualified to direct legislation now than the wisest among us?

Where are all the great of the past; its orators, philosophers and statesmen; Confucius, Zoroaster, Moses, David, Solomon, Lycurgus, Demosthenes, Cicero, Bonaparte, Washington, and many others, of all nations and climes, to whom history…

If the angel in the bush were possible, why may not angels manifest the wisdom, power, and justice of God in our legislative halls?