Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it's compounding a felony.
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We go on a lot in this country about offences being caused by drugs. The truth is just as many offences are caused by drink. And that should be taken into account.
You look at any culture, and prohibition has invariably been an unmitigated failure. It is just idiotic to criminalise any substance, I think.
I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal.
I will never have a drink and get behind the wheel of a car. It's not illegal to drink and drive, but there becomes a certain point where it does become a crime.
I urge people to learn from the mistakes of others. Please drink responsibly and it's never acceptable to drink and drive!
If you don't drink, smoke, or drive a car, you're a tax evader.
There'd never been a more advantageous time to be a criminal in America than during the 13 years of Prohibition. At a stroke, the American government closed down the fifth largest industry in the United States - alcohol production - and just handed it to criminals - a pretty remarkable thing to do.
A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.
Too much virtue can be criminal.
It's not a crime to get drunk.