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Victoria C. Woodhull: “What has thus far been considered may be consolidated into this comprehensive proposition: That there is a power…”

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What has thus far been considered may be consolidated into this comprehensive proposition: That there is a power existing everywhere, of which we can know nothing absolutely except that consciousness tells us it is.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull reflects on the nature of power and consciousness in this philosophical statement.

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