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Henry Ward Beecher: These are symptoms only, not the disease; the effects, not the causes.

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These are symptoms only, not the disease; the effects, not the causes.
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Henry Ward Beecher

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Beecher distinguishes between symptoms and the underlying causes of societal issues.

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