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You see, my friends, that it is the people who catch sight of an idea and pursue it to the death, regardless of relative ideas, who make reform so ridiculous.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Woodhull critiques the relentless pursuit of reform by individuals who ignore broader ideas.
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