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Quote by Edmund Burke
Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal conditio

Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations – wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco. – Edmund Burke

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