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Victoria C. Woodhull: Hence republicanism as represented by the party in power has done its work, and those who prefer to stick to it rather…

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Hence republicanism as represented by the party in power has done its work, and those who prefer to stick to it rather than to come out and rally around a platform perfect in humanitarian principles, will thus show themselves to be more republican than humanitarian.
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Victoria C. Woodhull

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Woodhull argues that those who cling to the current political system over humanitarian principles reveal their priorities.

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