He believed abstinence from alcohol was key in avhieving moral perfection. If we are not in control of our actions then we can not act truly moral.
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Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Banneker, Cotton Mather, Sir Isaac Newton, and the list goes on.....
Athens was the center of greek society, the upper class of athens valued order, humanism and temperance and wisdom .
John Adams was one of his main friends. John Adam worked with Franklin in Paris during the American Revolution . Although John was his friend John thought that Franklin was stuck up . I hope this helps ... :)