If you say, "Would there were no wine" because of the drunkards, then you must say, going on … - Saint John Chrysostom

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Saint John Chrysostom

If you say, "Would there were no wine" because of the drunkards, then you must say, going on by degrees, "Would there were no steel," because of the murderers, "Would there were no night," because of the thieves, "Would there were no light," because of the informers, and "Would there were no women," because of adultery.

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