It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are disguised by sobriety.
Thomas de Quincy
Source: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 1856
Contributed by: bajarbattu
(During the Civil War, on hearing complaints that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant drank alcohol to excess) Find out what Grant drinks and send a barrel of it to each of my other generals!
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Source: Unknown
Contributed by: CajunGypsy