No nation is drunken where wine is cheap and none sober, where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage. It is, in truth, the only antidote to the bane of whiskey.
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Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.
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The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty. . . . Students' perusal of the sacred volume will make us better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands.
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