Carrie Nation Quotes


I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.


Citations

Nation, Carry A. The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation. F. M. Steves & Sons, 1905.

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Carrie Nation
Carrie Nation
  • Born: November 25, 1846
  • Died: June 9, 1911
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist

Caroline Amelia Nation, often referred to by Carrie or Carry Nation, was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet.