Character Quote by John Densmore Download Open image “Legislating morality doesn't work (see: Prohibition). It produced the Mafia.” — John Densmore ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Mafia Morality Prohibition See Work
[As in the case of] alcohol prohibition, illegality has driven organized crime, sent countless people to jail, and killed many thousands. Repression does not… — Sam Branson Copy Share Image
If anyone tells you that you cannot legislate morality, remeber that legislation IS morality. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Even though all these people were dealing in illicit activities, they each had a moral sense that their particular outlawed product was more just… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
In any society that is governed by the rule of law, some form of morality is always imposed. It's inescapable. — Kirk Cameron Copy Share Image
The period of Prohibition - called the noble experiment - brought on the greatest breakdown of law and order the United States has known… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Morality depends on individual freedom, and it requires some sense to know where to draw the line. — Mohanlal Copy Share Image
Making prohibition work is like making water run uphill; it's against nature. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with legality. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
“The common mantra of today is that ‘we can’t legislate morality,’ though, of course, every law is a statement of what that nation’s people… — John Price Copy Share Image
At the risk of sounding grandiose, I will say that, to me, rock 'n' roll is sacred. — John Densmore Copy Share Image
I've been very blessed to make a living in stuff I love and am totally passionate about, music and writing. So I'm eager to… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
The fossil fuel industry has made advocating alternative energy sources a liberal/conservative thing, and an ideological battle, when it should really be about a… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
When I was in my 20s I went through my testosterone phase and had a Mercedes to show that I'm rich, and they used… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
First of all, Turtle Island is the name of this continent we live on... that's right, not 'America... as in North America,' but the… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
As long as there's young people, they can look to Jim to help them cut the umbilical chord. — John Densmore Copy Share Image
In my old age, I've learned that if I put the right cymbal crash in the very right spot, exactly, it can be as… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
The Stones without Mick. The Police without Sting. The Doors without Jim. It doesn't work. — John Densmore Copy Share Image
Fortunately, an extremely sexy, pixie-voiced blond named Ronnie Harran, who booked the Whisky, saw us...She had an ear for talent...the Whisky was finally a… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
Money is like fertiliser. When spread around, things grow; when it's hoarded, it stinks. — John Densmore Copy Share Image
Social responsibility above the level of family, or at most of tribe, requires imagination-- devotion, loyalty, all the higher virtues -- which a man… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself. — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
When you're on a daytime drama you get one page, you better damn well know your character. You better know what she would do… — David Hudgins Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end. — Semir Zeki Copy Share Image
Your looks don't make you pretty, it's the person inside who makes you pretty! — Aaron Chan Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge social media kind of guy, so I don't really know, I don't really ever get... at least in real life,… — Freddie Stroma Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
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