When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied.
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"When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied." — John Woolman #familyparenting
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When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied. — John Woolman
About John Woolman
John Woolman was a Clergyman from Kingdom of Great Britain (1720–1772).
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This quote is attributed to John Woolman, a Clergyman from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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John Woolman lived from 1720 – 1772.
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