“Drink has shed more blood, hung more crepe, sold more homes, plunged more people into bankruptcy, armed more villains, slain more children, snapped more wedding rings, defiled more innocence, blinded more eyes, dethroned more reason, wrecked more manhood, dishonored more womanhood, broken more hearts, blasted more lives, driven more to suicide and dug more graves than any other evil that has cursed the world.”
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Evangeline Booth
Evangeline Booth, born on December 25, 1865, and died on July 17, 1950, was a British philanthropist and activist. She promoted the work of the Salvation Army globally, dedicated to helping the poor and marginalized. more
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