Prohibition cannot be enforced for the simple reason that the majority of American people do not want it enforced and are resisting its enforcement.

My generation has failed miserably. We've failed because of lack of courage and vision. It requires more courage to keep the peace than to go to war.

Science knows no politics. Are we in this frenzy of [the Depression] economy, brought about by those who control the wealth of this country, seeking to put a barrier on science and research for the paltry sum of $39,113 out of an appropriation of $100,000,000?

The Devil is easy to identify. He appears when you're terribly tired and makes a very reasonable request which you know you shouldn't grant.

Prohibition cannot be enforced for the simple reason that the majority of American people do not want it enforced and are resisting its enforcement.

You cannot preach self-government and liberty to people in a starving land.

It is impossible to tell whether prohibition is a good thing or a bad thing. It has never been enforced in this country.