The Founders on Religion
A Book of Quotations
Chapter One
Addiction
Following are extracts from letters written by Charles Carroll of
Carrollton to his alcoholic son, Charles Carroll, Jr. The younger
Carroll, as his anguished father frequently reminded him, had been the
beneficiary of everything that wealth and parental affection could
provide: financial security, a good education, an impressive home. In
addition, Carroll, Jr., married a model wife from an excellent
Philadelphia family who presented him with attractive children. But the
younger Carroll could not conquer his addiction to alcohol, which
wrecked his life. Charles Adams, the second son of John and Abigail
Adams, was also an alcoholic who died young and in disgrace.
It will add great comfort to the few years I may have to live to see you
persevere in the resolution which you have taken ... If you have not the
resolution of perseverance you will degrade your character, shorten a
miserable life, and that of an affectionate wife, who to escape the
afflicting scene she ... read full excerpt from The Founders on Religion: A Book of Quotations ebook
