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Victoria C. Woodhull: “This giving up of the earth to the demands, efforts and desires of man, is the process by which he acquires all his…”

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This giving up of the earth to the demands, efforts and desires of man, is the process by which he acquires all his wealth.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull describes the process by which humanity acquires wealth through the exploitation of natural resources.

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