I would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed to reduce their number. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
On behalf of the federal government, I wish now publicly to appeal to the provinces to lend their co-operation in furthering our country’s war effort by effecting at as early a date as may be possible this much needed restriction. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
Regardless of what one’s attitude towards prohibition may be, temperance is something against which, at a time of war, no reasonable protest can be made. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
Few would venture to deny the advantages of temperance in increasing the efficiency of a nation at war. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
The greatly increased consumption of alcoholic beverages is very largely a direct result of the increased purchasing power created by wartime expenditures. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
The anxiety of most parents in seeing their sons and daughters enlist does not lie only in the fear of the physical dangers they may encounter. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
The increased consumption of alcoholic beverages in Canada since the outbreak of war is one evidence of this. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain. William Lyon Mackenzie King Read Quote
