Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes
Avoid alcohol as you would a loathsome disease. Beer will do to you what hard liquor will do. Each contains alcohol in varying amounts.
Hinckley, Gordon B. Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley. Deseret Book Co., 1997.
Due to a shortage of raw materials in the aftermath of WW I and the economic conditions of the times, the supplies of beer were insufficient and there was a national shortage in May and June.
When Judah P. Benjamin announced to the Confederate War Department that the Union Army had been defeated at Manassas on July 21, 1865, he spoke:
Lippmann was one of the most educated and respected men of his day. Yet he erroneously thought that alcohol would help depression. It actually is a depressant and should be avoided by all who are suffering from depression.
Despite his concern about the evils of cider, Adams downed a tankard of cider for breakfast every day of his life. There was a belief that alcohol drinks were safer than water in most cases. The Dutch New York Colonists introduced beer for breakfast.
Rush felt that the American public needed to be made aware of the health hazards inherent in alcohol consumption.
When Washington was younger and running for the colonial Virginia assembly, he bought beer and rum for all the voters in his precinct. He did not then realize the damage that alcohol can do. One of the commonalities between Lincoln and Washington were their experience in seeing alcohol cause the death and/or ruination of many. See {630832}.
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 2008 at age 97. Considered a prophet, seer, and revelator by church members, Hinckley was the oldest person to preside over the church in its history.
