Rise And Fall Of Prohibition e-bog
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Excerpt: "e;The strange phenomenon of Prohibition, after an appearance amongst us of over three years, is still non-understandable to the majority of a great, and so-called free, people. It is one of the most astonishing manifestations the world has ever witnessed. It came upon us like a phantom, swiftly; like a thief in the night, taking us by surprise. Yet the Prohibitionists will tell yo...
E-bog
25,00 DKK
Forlag
Otbebookpublishing
Udgivet
11 januar 2020
Genrer
1KB
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9783965378421
Excerpt: "e;The strange phenomenon of Prohibition, after an appearance amongst us of over three years, is still non-understandable to the majority of a great, and so-called free, people. It is one of the most astonishing manifestations the world has ever witnessed. It came upon us like a phantom, swiftly; like a thief in the night, taking us by surprise. Yet the Prohibitionists will tell you that no one should be amazed, since for years-for almost a century-quiet forces have been at work to bring about this very thing. Most of us can remember how, not so many years ago, when we wished to throw away our vote, we cast it for the Prohibition ticket. Some unknown "e;crank"e; was running for office on a dry platform. "e;What a joke,"e; we said, "e;to give him the weight of our affirmation, to enlarge his pitiful handful of white ballots! It will be a good way to get even with the arrogant Mr. So-and-So. And into the box we laughingly dropped the bit of paper which might cause a mention to be made of the crank in the next morning's news columns. Delightful, insincere flattery, which could not possibly do any harm. How well, how thoroughly, how consistently we gave it, never dreaming that the solemn hour would strike when our gesture would no longer be a joke."e;