I neither drink nor smoke, ... by John Burns, an English Activist

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“I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.”

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Name: John Burns

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: Oct 20, 1858

Date of Death: Jan 24, 1943

Profession: Activist

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