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But a sober man, whose conduct suggests drunkenness, is as bad at least as if he were drunk.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But a sober man, whose conduct suggests drunkenness, is as bad at least as if he were drunk.”
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He asserts that a sober person whose actions suggest drunkenness is equally unfit for office.
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