William Taft Quote by Charles River Editors

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…

— Bill Bryson

“A New York banker toasted the Supreme Court in 1895: “I give you, gentlemen, the Supreme Court of the United States—guardian of the dollar,…

— Howard Zinn

Understand now, I'm purely a fiction writer and do not profess to be an earnest student of political science, but I believe strongly that…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Understand now, I'm purely a fiction writer and do not profess to be an earnest student of political science, but I believe strongly that…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You can't limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid…

— Dean Smith

“You’ll learn in this book how other courts, including the United States Supreme Court, have diminished the rights of consumers, voters and workers while…

— David Cay Johnston

“First-order consequences of Prohibition: alcohol is made illegal, legitimate producers of alcohol go out of business, decrease in drinking.   Second-order consequences of Prohibition:…

— Sebastian Marshall

“Supreme Court held that you can be convicted and imprisoned for committing a crime even if you had no criminal intent and absolutely no…

— James Duane

“Prohibition is the trigger of crime.”

— Ian Fleming

The legalized liquor business is the tragedy of our civilization. Alcohol is the greatest and most blighting curse of our modern civilization. The liquor…

— Abraham Lincoln

The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader…

— Edward Kennedy