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It is the cause of innumerable crimes, of poverty and distress in the family and home.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “It is the cause of innumerable crimes, of poverty and distress in the family and home.”
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Sherman highlights the negative social impacts of alcohol consumption.
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