Behind closed doors Quote by Mark Twain

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

— Mark Twain

“Prohibition is the trigger of crime.”

— Ian Fleming

“Prohibition is to abstain from intoxicating liquor, as it makes us morbid and sometimes drunk. But we get drunk every day, nevertheless, not so…

— Marcus Garvey

“Prohibition was better than no liquor at all.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“The imagination, intoxicated by prohibitions, rises to drunken heights to destroy the world. Let it rage, let it kill.”

— William Carlos Williams

“That the work of a drinker who had no intention of stopping drinking should become a major propaganda piece in the campaign for Prohibition…

— Jack London

“What sobriety conceals, drunkenness reveals.”

— Anonymous

Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth!

— Pope Benedict XVI

“Prohibition kills, education saves lives”

— Dominic Milton Trott

“Never make the mistake of thinking that alcoholics are weak, because it took an incredible amount of internal strength and conviction in order for…

— Mishka Shubaly

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

— Milton Friedman

“Human beings mistakenly believed alcohol was a disguise that stopped real life from recognizing them. In fact, it was just a temporary hiding hole...”

— Colin Cotterill