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What Did Evangelical Preacher Billy Sunday Mean When He Stated

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What did evangelical preacher Billy Sunday mean when he stated in a 1908 speech that his listeners should "get on the water wagon; get on for the sake of your wife and babies…"?


A) Working-class laborers deserved to have a drink after finishing a hard day's work.
B) Temperance had positive benefits on health and thrift.
C) It was better for teenagers to drink supervised at home rather than risk drinking contaminated "moonshine."
D) Those who drank alcohol should give it up for the sake of their family's well-being.

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