OPINIONS WORTH NOTING
Alcohol has two defenders—he who lives by it and he who dies by it. —Advt. in a Marseilles train.
Commissioner of London police has issued the following order:— “The Commissioner directs that invitations to entertainments, outings, etc., given by persons or firms connected with the licensed trade ,or with any trade or business regarding which police officers have special duties, are not to be accepted.”
“If I can destroy the desire for strong drink in the people of England we should see our taxes removed by millions sterling. We should see our gaols and workhouses empty. We should see more lives saved than are consumed in bitter and savage w'ar.”
—Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamlierlain
“And, lads, there is one thing more*— Drink. As long as you keep from that I know’ you will be al! right. I do implore you to remember that even if one per cent, fail, the one per cent, will bring discredit on Australia and New Zealand.” —General Birdwood.
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White Ribbon, Volume 43, Issue 7, 18 August 1942, Page 5
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