20 Oct 1920
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
1
A historical discussion contrasts absolutist bans with temperance, citing Saint John Chrysostom and Catholic voices. Arguments warn that prohibition would strip liberty from the majority while failing to curb excess, urging regulation over total abstention and stressing responsible consumption within a constitutional framework.
The passage debates temperance and social costs of drink, arguing excess harms society and individuals. It contrasts private vice with public consequences, noting education and restraint as defenses against intemperance, while condemning libertine behavior and its ripple effects on family and national health.
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