Any law that takes hold of a man’s daily life cannot prevai… - Henry Ward Beecher

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Any law that takes hold of a man’s daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life.

Henry Ward Beecher

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(24 June 1813 – 8 March 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, , and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial.

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