Quote by Vance Havner

I'm tired of hearing sin called sickness and alcoholism a disease. It is the only disease I know of that we're spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year to spread.

I'm tired of hearing sin called sickness and alcoholism a di

Summary

This quote expresses frustration with how society often labels sin and addiction as sickness or diseases. The speaker questions this classification, highlighting the contradiction of spending enormous sums of money on the prevention and spread of these so-called diseases. The quote suggests a disagreement with the notion that these issues should be solely treated as medical conditions, implying a possible belief that personal responsibility and social factors should play a larger role in dealing with them.

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By Vance Havner

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