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Victoria C. Woodhull: The eye may not say to the ear, nor the hand to the foot, “I have no need of you,” for each and all, are alike dependent…

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The eye may not say to the ear, nor the hand to the foot, “I have no need of you,” for each and all, are alike dependent upon a central part for existence, while the central part could not itself exist without the surrounding and distant parts.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

This quote illustrates the interdependence of different parts of a governing body, akin to human anatomy.

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