Al Smith Quotes
Agitating the community and increasingly forcing itself upon our attention is the narcotic drug evil. I am convinced that part of the agitation on this subject is due to the sensationalism of certain types of newspapers and magazines. Lurid, sensational articles, intended to inflame the imagination of young people and to make the whole subject mysteriously and morbidly attractive, have led to the prevalence of a belief that the use of narcotic drugs is much more general than it really is.
This remarkable observation turned out to be true even to this day where study after study demonstrates that the average teenager believes that drug use is much more prevalent that it really is.
Alfred E. Smith, 1873-1944, New York Governor & Democratic Presidential Candidate, April 1923
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Essentially he was observing the same phenomenon as Governor Smith in {617998}.
It is not clear that Wright actually used these words of the first title or the editors created it. The substance is his and the second line is definitely his. At the time, the average American mistakenly thought that China had a much higher consumption rate.
- Born: December 30, 1873
- Died: October 4, 1944
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Politician
Alfred Emanuel Smith was an American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928.
