In disposing of their land, therefore, to the men whom they would gather about them and employ, they incorporate the provision, as a fundamental article in the deed of grant, that ardent spirits shall never be sold upon the premises; and thus they shut up, at once, one of the most densely-thronged gateways of hell.
Mann argues for the prohibition of alcohol on company premises to protect workers from its dangers.
Share
More from Horace Mann
Slavery is an unspeakable wrong to the conscience.
Her lowland neighbors of Maryland and the Carolinas were not far behind at the seeding; nor are they far behind at the ingathering of desolation.
Is there not one spot where we can stand side by side, as friends, sympathize with each other, and act together in harmony?
Even cold, barren New England, though more than twice as thickly peopled, grew in population at a faster rate than these old slave states.
Other voices in this conversation
