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The American nation, in its march onward and upward, cannot publicly choke the intellectual and political activity of half its citizens by narrow statutes.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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Editor's note · Context
Woodhull argues that suppressing women's political engagement undermines the progress of the nation.
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It is in the people themselves, and in the fundamental principles upon which society is built, and those which the people allow government to be administered upon.
A fact isolated from all connections loses its significance.
Or will they sell their birthright for less than a “mess of pottage?” Is it necessary that some great calamity come before an awakening to the reality of the condition will occur?
With its destruction the lives of two great political parties passed away, and left the people with no distinct lines of demarkation.