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While others prayed for the good time coming, I worked for it
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"While others prayed for the good time coming, I worked for it"

- Victoria Woodhull

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This quote by Victoria Woodhull talks to the significance of doing something about it to develop the future we want. Woodhull is recommending that while lots of people might pray for a far better future, it is only with effort and also dedication that we can make it a reality. She is urging us to take obligation for our own lives as well as to take action to develop the future we want. Woodhull is stressing the importance of taking campaign and not counting solely on petition to cause modification. She is recommending that we have to be proactive in order to produce the future we desire. This quote is a suggestion that we have to take action to create the future we want which petition alone is inadequate.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Victoria Woodhull between September 23, 1838 and June 9, 1927. He/she was a famous Activist from USA. The author also have 27 other quotes.

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