“Many people think that happiness comes from having more power or more money.”
Source: Hector and the Search for Happiness
“Ought these good people be subjected to the immoral influence of money taken from the saloon tainted money? Out of respect for the tender consciences of these pious people, the Raines law ought to exempt them from all contamination from the plunder that comes from the saloon traffic. Say, mark that sarcastic. Some people who ain’t used to fine sarcasm might think I meant it. p. 85”
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, Chapter 21, Concerning Excise
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