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“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.” quote by Thomas Jordan Jarvis
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“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.”

Thomas Jordan Jarvis

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Advocates ending all liquor sales, regardless of venue, urging societal action against alcohol trade.

In simple terms: Calls for ending liquor sales in any form.

Key Takeaway

Support temperance movements.

Themes

temperance public health social reform

Mood

determined urgent

Type

activist advocacy

When to use this quote

  • public meetings
  • legislative lobbying
  • church campaigns

Key Concepts

alcohol policy morality community activism

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can communities reduce demand for alcohol?
  • What alternatives replace social functions of bars?
A Different Perspective

Opposition from economic interests and cultural norms.

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