When laws, customs, or institutions cease to be beneficial … - Henry Ward Beecher

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When laws, customs, or institutions cease to be beneficial to man, they cease to be obligatory.

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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