Army Quote by George Washington

Liquor is not a necessity. It is a means of momentarily sidestepping necessity.

— Clifton Fadiman

Nor do we begin to have a clear appreciation of what the increase in consumption of alcoholic beverages in wartime means in increased risk,…

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

It is the unbroken testimony of all history that alcoholic liquors have been used by the strongest, wisest, handsomest, and in every way best…

— George Saintsbury

Liquor may have its defenders, but it has no defense.

— Abraham Lincoln

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.

— Duke of Wellington

Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.

— John Dryden

“...it was not considered right for a man not to drink, although drink was a dangerous thing. On the contrary, not to drink would…

— Eoghan Odinsson

Modern life ... is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief.

— Ernest Hemingway

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is…

— Robert E. Lee

The reason I vouched for reopening liquor vends despite the pandemic was that there was no other source of revenue than excise duty.

— Amarinder Singh

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is…

— Robert E Lee

“The staunch, old soakers, on the other hand men who, if put on tap, would have yielded a red alcoholic liquor, by way of…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne