Lincoln and Prohibition: Blazes on a Zigzag Trail.

The article explores the political opinions of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on Prohibition legislation and the temperance movement. The author focuses on a quotation attributed to Lincoln used on a handbill at a special election on the licensing of the sale of alcohol in Atlanta, Georgia in 1887. The article cites historical evidence to suggest that Lincoln was misquoted. Other topics include use of the quotation in the U.S. House of Representatives, campaign speeches, amendments to the U.S. constitution, and temperance newspapers.