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  • Intemperance is so highly destructive, that the expectation of life of the intemperate, at the age of thirty for instance, is only 13.8 years; whilst for the rural labourers of England at the same age it is 40.59 years.

    Cue outrage in three, two, one… 2007

  • Intemperance is so highly destructive, that the expectation of life of the intemperate, at the age of thirty for instance, is only 13.8 years; whilst for the rural labourers of England at the same age it is 40.59 years.

    Cue outrage in three, two, one… 2007

  • "Intemperance" was an object of contentious interpretation between Thelwall (innocent hyperbole) and the prosecuting attorneys (treason).

    The Discourse of Treason, Sedition, and Blasphemy in British Political Trials, 1794-1820 1999

  • The first play in the new flexible space comes from Lizzie Nunnery, whose previous Liverpool hits include Intemperance and Unprotected.

    This week's new theatre and dance 2011

  • Effects of Intemperance: Substance abuse left adults dumb and children without supervision.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Linda 2009

  • Effects of Intemperance: Substance abuse left adults dumb and children without supervision.

    Putting Things in (Painterly) Perspective Linda 2009

  • Just before he took up the cause of abolitionism, William Lloyd Garrison—whose alcoholic father had abandoned his family when William was thirteen—published a journal that bore the slogan “Moderate Drinking Is the Downhill Road to Intemperance and Drunkenness.”

    LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010

  • Just before he took up the cause of abolitionism, William Lloyd Garrison—whose alcoholic father had abandoned his family when William was thirteen—published a journal that bore the slogan “Moderate Drinking Is the Downhill Road to Intemperance and Drunkenness.”

    LAST CALL DANIEL OKRENT 2010

  • Intemperance, however, is a severe health risk (for the consumer and others); it is irresponsible to promote heavy consumption (and that study that discusses consuming 11 drinks a day in the context of a health benefit seems highly irresponsible).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » A Volokh Conspiracy Drinking Game 2009

  • Intemperance, however, is a severe health risk (for the consumer and others); it is irresponsible to promote heavy consumption (and that study that discusses consuming 11 drinks a day in the context of a health benefit seems highly irresponsible).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » A Volokh Conspiracy Drinking Game 2009

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