"moral suasion" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry for Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 133",
          "text": "The temperance movement also exacerbated ethnic tensions. Before 1850 this movement had been primarily one of self-denial and moral suasion aimed at persuading the Protestant middle and working classes to cast out demon rum and become sober, hard-working, upward-striving citizens.",
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        "Persuasion brought to bear by appeals to someone's moral sense or ethics."
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        "(ethics) Persuasion brought to bear by appeals to someone's moral sense or ethics."
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        "(ethics) Persuasion brought to bear by appeals to someone's moral sense or ethics."
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