There oughta be a lesson in here somewhere, if anyone wanted to think about it a minute.
When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects of alcohol would be recognized. I have slowly and reluctantly come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has increased to a level never seen before. -John D. Rockefeller, Jr 1932
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November 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I remember years back reading about a study that showed that consumption of virtually all other forms of liquid refreshment (to include milk) went WAY up during prohibition, so the claims/beliefs that drinking went up are probably not true. This would be especially in regard to beer drinking, which is more of a mass quantity drink than hard liquor.