Project Gutenberg 2010-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 77 Wightman, Lulu The Menace of Prohibition Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Menace of Prohibition" by Lulu Wightman is a critical examination of the Prohibition movement, arguing against its potential impact on American governance. Written in the early 20th century, during a period marked by significant social reform and moral crusades, the book delves into the dangers of Prohibition as a principle that threatens individual liberties and the structure of civil government. Wightman identifies the political motivations behind Prohibition, suggesting that the movement seeks not merely to enforce moral standards but to seize and consolidate political power, potentially leading to a repressive regime reminiscent of the Dark Ages. In her work, Wightman contends that Prohibition is based on a fundamentally flawed premise—that the government has the authority to dictate personal choices under the guise of social morality. She points out that the enforcement of Prohibition could create a culture of hypocrisy, where individuals become lawbreakers out of necessity, resulting in widespread corruption and erosion of trust in public institutions. By drawing on historical precedents and contemporary examples, Wightman warns that surrendering liberties to such moralists could culminate in collective tyranny, diminishing the core values of freedom and democracy that the nation was built upon. Overall, her passionate defense of personal liberties and critique of Prohibition makes for a compelling read for anyone interested in the intersections of morality, law, and individual rights in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33920/33920-h/images/title.jpg en Prohibition -- United States Prohibition -- Moral and ethical aspects HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 87808 87817 2024-09-14T09:28:36.636483 2023-09-15T04:45:59.240853 text/html text/html 85204 2010-10-17T14:03:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61562 2010-10-17T14:03:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115731 2024-09-14T09:28:40.552464 application/epub+zip 114818 2024-09-14T09:28:38.010464 application/epub+zip 88960 2024-09-14T09:28:37.194501 application/epub+zip 212941 2024-09-14T09:28:42.580491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194226 2024-09-14T09:28:40.006468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168715 2022-09-15T12:35:51.249782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75802 75610 2024-09-14T09:28:36.209480 2023-09-15T04:45:58.862835 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 75622 2010-10-17T14:03:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28952 2010-10-17T14:03:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18232 2024-09-14T09:28:42.718484 application/rdf+xml 13173 2024-09-14T09:28:37.541463 image/jpeg 3774 2024-09-14T09:28:37.366507 image/jpeg 114095 2024-09-14T09:28:36.650467 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog