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Show Views of Modern Judges. "Almost every crime has its origin, more or less, in drinking." Judge Gur-ney. Gur-ney. "Ninety-nine cases out of every hundred are caused by drinking." Judge Erskine. "If it were not for drink, you (jury) and I would have nothing noth-ing to do." Judge Pattison. "If ail men could be persuadod from the use of intoxicating drinks, the office of judge would be a sinecure." Judge Alderson. "Three-fourths of the cases of crime have thoir origin in public houses and beer shops. "Judge Wightman. "Intemperance "Intemper-ance has destroyed large numbers of people, and will, at its present rate of increase, in-crease, in time destroy thecountry itself ." Justice Grove. "I can keep no terms with a vice that fills our jails and destroys des-troys thecomfort of homes and the peace of families, and debases and brutalizes the people of these islands." Chief Jus-tioe Jus-tioe Cotaridge. Virginia Law Journal. |