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“The diagnosis of drunkenness was that it was a disease for which the patient was in no way responsible, that it was created by existing saloons, and non-existing bright hearths, smiling wives, pretty caps and aprons. The cure was the patent nostrum of pledge-signing, a lying-made-easy invention, which like calomel, seldom had any permanent effect on the disease for which it was given, and never failed to produce another and a worse. Here the care created an epidemic of forgery, falsehood and perjury.”

Quote by Jane Swisshelm

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Jane Swisshelm, an outstanding American journalist, was born on December 6, 1815, and passed away on July 22, 1884. She is known for her advocacy for women's rights and her profound insights into social issues. more

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