Talk:Abstinence
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- Condoms will break, but I can assure you that vows of abstinence will break more easily than condoms.
- Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders
- Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
- Augustine of Hippo
- Variant: To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
- My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable, abstinence from spiritous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
- The few bad poems which occasionally are created during abstinence are of no great interest.
- Abstinence education gives young people the support they need in making the decision to postpone sexual activity until they are mature enough to handle the emotional, moral and financial responsibilities of parenthood. This is more than teaching kids to say no – it will help them preserve self-esteem and build character.
- Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney