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Victoria C. Woodhull: “It is not conducive, under present conditions, to the best and most rapid development of the true wealth of the soul…”

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It is not conducive, under present conditions, to the best and most rapid development of the true wealth of the soul, nor can it ever be until correct views of the uses of wealth more generally obtain than they do at present.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull believes that current conditions hinder the true development of the soul's wealth.

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