'Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter.'                                                               - Areopagitica Canadian Temperance groups began to rally for prohibition during the 1840's and 1850's. It was not until after World War I began …showed first 75 words of 2996 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2996 total…Robert, Nova Scotia Historical Review, 1982, p. 30 - 43. 28 Four Years With the Demon Rum 1925 - 1929, Rose, C., Acadiensis Press, 1980, p. x. 29 Repealing National Prohibition., Kyvig, D. E., University of Chicago Press, 1979, p. 109. 30 When Rum Was King, Grant, B.J. Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1984, p. 181. 31 Rum in the Maritimes, Forbes, E., p. 86. 32 Ibid., p. 87. 33 Ibid., p. 86. 34 Prohibition and Movements of Social Reform 1894 - 1920, Strople, M.J., 1974, p. 173 . 35 When Rum Was King, Grant, B.J. Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1984, p. 209.