“In my temperance speeches, I have frequently been interrupted, and sometimes interrogated by opponents. I always take things coolly, let them have their say, and endeavor to give them a 'Roland for an Oliver.'”— P.T. Barnum, amazon.com
“I know that I shall be unpopular for a while with my people, because they will misconstrue my efforts, but this is nothing, just so I can help them for their own good.”— Susan La Flesche Picotte, encyclopedia.com
“The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.”— Abraham Lincoln, rogerjnorton.com
“Happy day, when, all appetites controlled, all poisons subdued, all matter subjected, mind, all conquering mind, shall live and move the monarch of the world. Glorious consummation! Hail fall of Fury! Reign of Reason, all hail!”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“The temperance of [a] response to raking criticism, the readiness to seize what was just in it and to throw the husks away without undue friction or resentment or los of friendship—these show a kind of character which if it became general could change the course of human affairs.”— Brand Blanshard, amazon.com