On the recordFebruary 22, 1842
Far around as human breath has ever blown, he keeps our fathers, our brothers, our sons, and our friends prostrate in the chains of moral death....
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Far around as human breath has ever blown, he keeps our fathers, our brothers, our sons, and our friends prostrate in…”
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In an address on temperance, Lincoln describes the pervasive and devastating effect of intemperance, likening it to a moral death that enslaves loved ones.
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