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The American nation, in its march onward and upward, can not publicly choke the intellectual and political activity of half its citizens by narrow statutes.
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 do not intend to be made the scapegoat of sacrifice, to be offered up as a victim to society.
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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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Woman, no less than man, can qualify herself for the more onerous occupations of life.
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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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