WHY SIGN A PLEDGE?
“Why should I sign a pledge of total abstinence? I don’t drink —but I don’t want to sign anything.” Has anybody ever said that to you ? Here is my reply. “The Government of our country is responsible for making our laws. Many people approach the Government about the drink trade, and some oi them are agitating for greater facilities for the sale of intoxicating liquor. The Government must consider these questions which are put to them, and one thing they will ask, ‘What sort of opposition will there be to any new measures to increase drinking?’ Obviously the total abstinence societies will oppose, and the next question is, ‘How' many total abstainers are there? Is the number sufficient for much notice to be taken of their opinion If you are a teetotaller and you do not belong to anything—in other words, you have not signed the pledge of a total ahstincnce society, your number cannot count, and instead you will be recorded as a citizen who would not oppose increased drinking. Think this over carefully. Is it worth while in order to help the cause for you to sign yourself as a pledged member?” —From British “White Ribbon.”
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White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 May 1950, Page 6
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202WHY SIGN A PLEDGE? White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 4, 1 May 1950, Page 6
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