The latter must remember that they cannot compel capitalists to their terms, and capitalists must not forget that if there are real causes of dissatisfaction growing out of injustice, the sooner justice is done the less serious will be the reckoning with the laborer.
Victoria C. Woodhull: “The latter must remember that they cannot compel capitalists to their terms, and capitalists must not forget that if…”
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Woodhull stresses the importance of justice for both laborers and capitalists to avoid future conflicts.
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