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I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Victoria Woodhull

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Victoria Woodhull
Age: 89 †
Born: 1838
Born: January 1
Died: 1927
Died: January 1
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I imagined that the priestly ceremony was perfect sanctification, and that the sin of sins was for either husband or wife to be false to that relation.
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Strike as much and as hard as you please, only don't do it in the dark so that I cannot know who is my enemy.
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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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