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Thomas Jordan Jarvis quotes

Ocupation: U.S. senator

Life: January 18, 1836 - June 17, 1915

Birthday: January 18

Death: June 17

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There is an eternal conflict between the school-room and the bar-room. The school-room makes men, the bar-room destroys them.

Topics: School, Men, Rooms

quote we have seen the evil of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in our midst thomas jordan jarvis Quotes

We have seen the evil of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in our midst; let us try prohibition and see what this will do for us

Topics: Evil, Trying, Prohibition

I use the term bar-room to represent every means for the sale and traffic in liquor, and I earnestly appeal to the people to put an end to the traffic, no matter under what name or guise it may be carried on.

Topics: Mean, Names, People, Guise

In the first place I remark that no human law is perfect in its construction or execution.

Topics: Law, Perfect, Firsts

Men even contract the dirty, filthy habit of chewing tobacco, and when the habit gets a good hold upon them they are never satisfied except when they have a wad of the stuff in their mouth. So with drinking. It is largely a habit.

Topics: Dirty, Drinking, Men, Filthy, Chewing

The people of one county can not be indifferent to the welfare of the people in another county.

Topics: People, Welfare, Indifferent, County

The school-room sends men to the Legislature, to the bench, and the executive office. The bar-room sends them to the scaffold and hell.

Topics: School, Men, Office

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