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Victoria C. Woodhull: “Having argued thus far to show that the present age, material, mental and spiritual, is the legitimate result of the law…”

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Having argued thus far to show that the present age, material, mental and spiritual, is the legitimate result of the law of progressive development, the following propositions are deduced therefrom, forming a basis or platform from which to ask of the present—What of the future?
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull presents her argument as a basis for contemplating the future of society and its development.

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