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By setting all our hopes on freedom we have been robbed of our rights.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgVictoria C. Woodhull: “By setting all our hopes on freedom we have been robbed of our rights.”
Editor's note · Context
Woodhull critiques the focus on freedom at the expense of actual rights.
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