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When I found I had given birth to a human wreckage, to a child that was an imbecile, my heart was broken.
Victoria Woodhull
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Victoria Woodhull
Age: 89 †
Born: 1838
Born: January 1
Died: 1927
Died: January 1
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Let women issue a declaration of independence sexually, and absolutely refuse to cohabit with men until they are acknowledged as equals in everything, and the victory would be won in a single week.
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Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
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While others prayed for the good time coming, I worked for it.
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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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The sin of all time has been the exercise of assumed powers. This is the essence of tyranny.
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