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I supposed that to marry was to be transported to a heaven not only of happiness but of purity and perfection.
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 boldly entered the arena of business and exercised the rights I already possessed.
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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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