The relations of labor and capital are most intimately connected with the frame-work of all governments, because they could not exist without their active support.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “The relations of labor and capital are most intimately connected with the frame-work of all governments, because they…”
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Woodhull emphasizes the interdependence of labor and capital in the structure of government.
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