We have just arisen mightier than ever from a civil war which was intended by the world’s conservatism to destroy us, and with a population of forty millions we step at once into the front ranks of, and into the lead in, the grand march of progress.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “We have just arisen mightier than ever from a civil war which was intended by the world’s conservatism to destroy us…”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull asserts that the United States has emerged stronger after the Civil War, ready to lead in progress.
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