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For Prohibition Quotes By Kurt Vonnegut: Prohibition was better than no liquor at all.

Prohibition was better than no liquor at all. — Kurt Vonnegut

For Prohibition Quotes By Nellie L. McClung: Prohibition is a hard sounding word, worthless as

Prohibition is a hard sounding word, worthless as a rallying cry, hard as a locked door or going to bed without your supper. — Nellie L. McClung

For Prohibition Quotes By Rhys Ifans: You look at any culture, and prohibition has

You look at any culture, and prohibition has invariably been an unmitigated failure. It is just idiotic to criminalise any substance, I think. — Rhys Ifans

For Prohibition Quotes By Mark Twain: Evidence ... proves that prohibition only drives drunkenness

Evidence ... proves that prohibition only drives drunkenness behind closed doors and into dark places, and it does not cure it or even diminish it. — Mark Twain

For Prohibition Quotes By Frank McCourt: In New York, with Prohibition in full swing,

In New York, with Prohibition in full swing, he thought he had died and gone o hell for his sins. Then he discovered speakeasies and he rejoiced. — Frank McCourt

For Prohibition Quotes By Julian Tuwim: Fidelitya strong itch with a prohibition to scratch.

Fidelity
a strong itch with a prohibition to scratch. — Julian Tuwim

For Prohibition Quotes By Ovadia Yosef: It is easy for a rabbi to establish

It is easy for a rabbi to establish prohibitions, but a rabbi's real strength is to teach Torah and rule on lawwith an emphasis on what is permitted. — Ovadia Yosef

For Prohibition Quotes By W.C. Fields: Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live

Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. — W.C. Fields

For Prohibition Quotes By Marty Rubin: Wine is stronger than reason.

Wine is stronger than reason. — Marty Rubin

For Prohibition Quotes By Ring Lardner Jr.: Frenchmen drink wine just like we used to

Frenchmen drink wine just like we used to drink water before Prohibition. — Ring Lardner Jr.

For Prohibition Quotes By Philip Gibbs: But the worst handicap we had the prohibition

But the worst handicap we had the prohibition of naming individual units who had done the fighting. — Philip Gibbs

For Prohibition Quotes By Mary Parker Follett: We are sometime truly to see our life

We are sometime truly to see our life as positive, not negative, as made up of continuous willing, not of constraints and prohibition. — Mary Parker Follett

For Prohibition Quotes By Mary Norris: You cannot legislate language. Prohibition never worked, right?

You cannot legislate language. Prohibition never worked, right? Not for booze and not for sex and not for words. — Mary Norris

For Prohibition Quotes By Jello Biafra: For every prohibition you create, you also create

For every prohibition you create, you also create an underground. — Jello Biafra

For Prohibition Quotes By Marty Rubin: Spiders will build their webs no matter how

Spiders will build their webs no matter how many laws you pass against it. — Marty Rubin

For Prohibition Quotes By Mona Rodriguez: It's finding out where we came from that

It's finding out where we came from that helps guide us to where we are going. — Mona Rodriguez

For Prohibition Quotes By Will Rogers: Communism is like prohibition, it is a good

Communism is like prohibition, it is a good idea, but it won't work. — Will Rogers

For Prohibition Quotes By Dave Barry: After the war, Prohibition was passed, and with

After the war, Prohibition was passed, and with liquor no longer legally available the nation plunged headlong into the Great Depression. — Dave Barry

For Prohibition Quotes By Umberto Eco: To be intensely educated about the horror of

To be intensely educated about the horror of sin and then to be conquered by it. I tell myself that it must be prohibition that kindles fantasy — Umberto Eco

For Prohibition Quotes By Peter McWilliams: As with most consensual crimes, this prohibition of

As with most consensual crimes, this prohibition of hemp is both silly and sinister. — Peter McWilliams

For Prohibition Quotes By James Inhofe: America has maintained a prohibition on negotiating with

America has maintained a prohibition on negotiating with terrorists for good reason. — James Inhofe

For Prohibition Quotes By Thomas L. Masson: Prohibition may be a disputed theory, but none

Prohibition may be a disputed theory, but none can say that it doesn't hold water. — Thomas L. Masson

For Prohibition Quotes By Al Capone: Prohibition has made nothing but trouble

Prohibition has made nothing but trouble — Al Capone

For Prohibition Quotes By James Surowiecki: The ban on sports betting does exactly what

The ban on sports betting does exactly what Prohibition did. It makes criminals rich. — James Surowiecki

For Prohibition Quotes By Mark Twain: Prohibition only drives drunkenness behind doors and into

Prohibition only drives drunkenness behind doors and into dark places, and does not cure it or even diminish it. — Mark Twain

For Prohibition Quotes By Milton Friedman: Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters

Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse - for both the addict and the rest of us. — Milton Friedman

For Prohibition Quotes By Barbara Kingsolver: We will change our ways significantly as a

We will change our ways significantly as a nation not when some laws tell us we have to (remember Prohibition?), but when we want to. — Barbara Kingsolver

For Prohibition Quotes By Ron Paul: When we finally decide that drug prohibition has

When we finally decide that drug prohibition has been no more successful than alcohol prohibition, the drug dealers will disappear. — Ron Paul

For Prohibition Quotes By Richard M. Nixon: Federal and state laws (should) be changed to

Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use. — Richard M. Nixon

For Prohibition Quotes By Pope Benedict XVI: In this regard, I reiterate that the prohibition

In this regard, I reiterate that the prohibition against torture cannot be contravened under any circumstances. — Pope Benedict XVI

For Prohibition Quotes By Morgan Freeman: Marijuana prohibition is just the stupidest law possible

Marijuana prohibition is just the stupidest law possible ... Jus t legalize it and tax it like we do liquor. — Morgan Freeman

For Prohibition Quotes By Will Rogers: Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.

Prohibition is better than no liquor at all. — Will Rogers

For Prohibition Quotes By Zach Braff: Prohibition didn't work, so why should emancipation work?

Prohibition didn't work, so why should emancipation work? I think we should just stick with a system that has proven to be effective. — Zach Braff

For Prohibition Quotes By Don Marquis: Prohibition makes you want to cry into your

Prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into — Don Marquis

For Prohibition Quotes By Jami Attenberg: His words are so slippery they might slide

His words are so slippery they might slide right off the page. — Jami Attenberg

For Prohibition Quotes By Fiorello H. La Guardia: Prohibition cannot be enforced for the simple reason

Prohibition cannot be enforced for the simple reason that the majority of American people do not want it enforced and are resisting its enforcement. — Fiorello H. La Guardia

For Prohibition Quotes By Thomas Jordan Jarvis: We have seen the evil of the manufacture

We have seen the evil of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in our midst; let us try prohibition and see what this will do for us. — Thomas Jordan Jarvis

For Prohibition Quotes By Augustine Of Hippo: For a prohibition always increases an illicit desire

For a prohibition always increases an illicit desire so long as the love of and joy in holiness is too weak to conquer the inclination to sin ... — Augustine Of Hippo

For Prohibition Quotes By Karl R. Popper: Every 'good' scientific theory is a prohibition: it

Every 'good' scientific theory is a prohibition: it forbids certain things to happen. The more a theory forbids, the better it is. — Karl R. Popper

For Prohibition Quotes By Gore Vidal: People have forgotten the effects of prohibition. We

People have forgotten the effects of prohibition. We have become the United Statesof Amnesia. — Gore Vidal

For Prohibition Quotes By Carrie Nation: Faithful to the cause of Prohibition - She

Faithful to the cause of Prohibition - She hath done what she could — Carrie Nation

For Prohibition Quotes By William Hazlitt: We find many things to which the prohibition

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation. — William Hazlitt

For Prohibition Quotes By Janet Reno: Waiting periods are only a step. Registration is

Waiting periods are only a step. Registration is only a step. The prohibition of private firearms is the goal. — Janet Reno

For Prohibition Quotes By Elena Ferrante: Although she was fragile in appearance, every prohibition

Although she was fragile in appearance, every prohibition lost substance in her presence. — Elena Ferrante

For Prohibition Quotes By Alejandro Jodorowsky: We have to be very conscious of the

We have to be very conscious of the fact that beneath every illness is a prohibition. A prohibition that comes from a superstition. — Alejandro Jodorowsky

For Prohibition Quotes By Thelonious Monk: I was playing birthday parties. House-rent parties where

I was playing birthday parties. House-rent parties where they used to sell whisky during prohibition. — Thelonious Monk

For Prohibition Quotes By Friedrich Nietzsche: God is a gross answer, an indelicacy against

God is a gross answer, an indelicacy against us thinkers- at bottom merely a gross prohibition for us: you shall not think! — Friedrich Nietzsche

For Prohibition Quotes By Fiorello H. La Guardia: It is impossible to tell whether prohibition is

It is impossible to tell whether prohibition is a good thing or a bad thing. It has never been enforced in this country. — Fiorello H. La Guardia

For Prohibition Quotes By Ian Caldwell: When God became human, He made Himself into

When God became human, He made Himself into an image. By His own incarnation, He shattered the prohibition against art. — Ian Caldwell

For Prohibition Quotes By Milton Friedman: Making prohibition work is like making water run

Making prohibition work is like making water run uphill; it's against nature. — Milton Friedman

For Prohibition Quotes By William Kennedy: Roscoe was spiritually illegal, a bootlegger of the

Roscoe was spiritually illegal, a bootlegger of the soul, a mythic creature made of words and wit and wild deeds and boundless memory. — William Kennedy

For Prohibition Quotes By Dashiell Hammett: Three times I have been mistaken for a

Three times I have been mistaken for a prohibition agent, but never had any trouble clearing myself. — Dashiell Hammett

For Prohibition Quotes By Theodore H. White: The 'smoke-filled room' as political reality is now

The 'smoke-filled room' as political reality is now as dead as Prohibition. — Theodore H. White

For Prohibition Quotes By Ethan Nadelmann: The worst prohibition, it must be said, is

The worst prohibition, it must be said, is a prohibition on thinking - and that, sadly, is what the U.S. government is guilty of today. — Ethan Nadelmann

For Prohibition Quotes By William Shakespeare: Against self-slaughter There is a prohibition so divine

Against self-slaughter There is a prohibition so divine That cravens my weak hand. — William Shakespeare

For Prohibition Quotes By John Milton: So glistered the dire Snake , and into

So glistered the dire Snake , and into fraud Led Eve, our credulous mother, to the Tree Of Prohibition, root of all our woe. — John Milton