Warren G. Harding Quotes


Whatever objection there is to so called violation of personal liberty, it does not count when the supremacy of the law and the stability of our intuitions are menaced.


Context

This has been one of the fundamental debates in America since its founding. Which is more important, the preservation of civil rights and personal liberty or the supremacy of the law and the stability of our institutions. In war, the tension is always existent. In law enforcement, there is also a common conflict. Prohibition, like the later War on Drugs, was not able to be enforced without the invasion of personal rights. Americans decided that Prohibition benefits were not worth it/ The debate is ongoing with respect to the War on Drugs.


Citations

Warren G. Harding, 1865-1923, 29th President of the United States (Republican, OH), Statement on the accusation that Prohibition was an invasion and transgression of personal freedom and liberty

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Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
  • Born: November 2, 1865
  • Died: August 2, 1923
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular U.S. presidents to that point. After his death, a number of scandals, including Teapot Dome, came to light, as did his extramarital affair with Nan Britton; those eroded his popular regard.