The trader in drink takes all the money the drunkard pays for his liquor, and when he is drunk throws him into the street, leaving the ratepayers to pay for all the mischief he may do, all the crimes he may commit, all the idleness he may bring upon himself and his familv, and all the poverty to which he may be reduced. If the cost of these were charged against the drink trade instead of against the police rates the profits of the trade would vanish at once.— G. Bernard Shaw. —From “The Vanguard”
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White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 6, 1 July 1948, Page 5
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95Untitled White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 6, 1 July 1948, Page 5
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