“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”
P. J. O'Rourke
“Instead of warning pregnant women not to drink, I think female alcoholics should be told not to fuck”
George Carlin
“We educated voters about the facts that marijuana is less harmful to the user and society than alcohol. To prohibit adults from making the rational, safer choice to use marijuana is bad public policy.”
Mason Tvert
“Alcohol is a diuretic, and the pounding headaches and furry tongue are caused by dehydration, so replacing this lost water is essential.”
Claire Williamson
“We get permission from relatives to see victims in accidents caused by alcohol.”
Carla Granstrom
“To reduce alcohol consumption by pregnant women, there needs to be a government-society approach to the issue, rather than simply regarding it as a health problem.”
Lucy Burns
“Underage and pathological drinkers are the alcohol industry's most valuable customers. It is reckless for our society to rely on an industry with such an enormous interest in alcohol consumption by children, teens, alcoholics and alcohol abusers to curb such drinking.”
Joseph Califano