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I have been, and will go on, fighting that damnable, dirty, rotten business with all the power at my command
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"I have been, and will go on, fighting that damnable, dirty, rotten business with all the power at my command"

- Billy Sunday

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Billy Sunday was a famous American evangelist and temperance advocate in the early 20th century. In this quote, he is referring to his fight against the evils of alcohol. He was an enthusiastic advocate for temperance and believed that alcohol was a harmful force in society. He was identified to utilize all of his power to combat versus it. He was identified to utilize his influence to spread the message of temperance and to encourage people to abstain from alcohol. He believed that alcohol was a major cause of hardship, criminal offense, and other social ills. He was figured out to use his impact to spread the message of temperance and to motivate people to abstain from alcohol. He was a powerful voice in the temperance motion and his words and actions had a lasting effect on society. He was figured out to use all of his power to eliminate against the evils of alcohol and to make a distinction on the planet.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Billy Sunday between November 19, 1862 and November 6, 1935. He/she was a famous Clergyman from USA. The author also have 42 other quotes.

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