Alcohol is nicissary
Alcohol is nicissary f’r a man so that now an’ thin he can have a good opinion iv himsilf, ondisturbed be th’ facts.
By Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936), U.S. journalist, humorist. Chicago Tribune (April 26, 1914). Dooley on Alcohol.
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