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Are they not better qualified to direct legislation now than the wisest among us?
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “Are they not better qualified to direct legislation now than the wisest among us?”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull posits that spirits of the past may be better suited to guide current legislation.
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