"This is the worst kind of robbery. Yet men in high position in society and in the church lend their influence in favor of license laws. . . . Thus society is corrupted, workhouses and prisons are crowded with paupers and criminals, and the gallows is supplied with victims. The evil ends not with the drunkard and his unhappy family. The burdens of taxation are increased, the morals of the young are imperiled, the property, and even the life, of every member of society is endangered. But the picture may be presented never so vividly, and yet it falls short of the reality. No human pen or pencil can fully delineate the horrors of intemperance. . . .

"Det er tyveri af værste slags, og dog udøver mænd, som indtager høje stillinger i samfundet og indenfor kirken, deres indflydelse til gunst for beværterbevillinger... Således fordærves samfundet; arbejdshuse og fængsler overfyldes med forbrydere, og galgen får sine ofre. Ondet rammer ikke blot drankeren og hans ulykkelige familie; thi skattebyrden forøges, de unges moral trues, og ethvert samfundsmedlems ejendom, ja, endog hans liv sættes i fare. Men selv om man maler billedet aldrig så levende, formår det dog ikke at skildre virkeligheden. Ingen menneskelig hånd eller pen kan til fulde beskrive drikkeriets vederstyggeligheder. . . .