The Absurdity of It

Pacific Press Publishing Association

FromSigns of the Times, Prohibition Special

The Absurdity of It

"How absurd it is to license a man to make men drunk, and then fine men for getting drunk! I heard this illustrated many years ago, and I know no better illustration of the inconsistency of the policy. A man said it was like licensing a person to spread the itch through a town, and then fining the people for scratching. Suppose a man applied for a license to spread hog cholera throughout this country. Would you give him the license?—No. He could not bring enough money into the country to purchase a license to spread disease among the hogs. Why, then, will you license a man to spread disease among human beings—a disease that destroys the body, robs the mind of its energy, and undermines the morals of man?"

BECAUSE you cannot prohibit murder, why not license it?