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Above all, let no tincture of party politics be mingled with the pure stream from the fountain of temperance.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “Above all, let no tincture of party politics be mingled with the pure stream from the fountain of temperance.”
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Quincy warns against mixing party politics with the cause of temperance, advocating for purity in reform efforts.
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