temperance
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Mr. Okrent has an eye for the era’s characters, from relentless temperance crusaders to slick bootleggers and local citizens who regarded the complicated legal regime of prohibition as a novel business opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"Edinburgh was more the intellectual city in Scotland and the temperance movement went alongside the more industrial areas."
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Early Free Methodists were active in the temperance and abolitionist movements.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
The school encouraged people to cultivate virtues that included temperance, courage, justice and wisdom.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
Some criticized her for joining the lofty cause of temperance with what they considered to be vulgar appeals for women’s rights.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing temperance
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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