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The Virtues: Temperance
By: Chuck Colson|Published: May 30, 2012 12:12 PM
Topics: Christian Living, Culture/Institutions, Ethics, Worldview

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Chuck admitted it, if he'd been old enough he would have been a prohibitionist, but not for the reason you think. For society to flourish, we need people who can say no to "wrong action."
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