It is the heartless monster that will have the exact pound of flesh, even if there be loss of blood to obtain it, and there is no just judge near to prevent the taking, or to hold him to account if he take it.
Woodhull likens the demands of financial interests to a heartless monster extracting resources without accountability.
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