James Carriger Paine Professions : Judge Born : 1924 Died : 2010 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by James Carriger Paine Trying to wage war on 23 million Americans who are obviously very committed to certain recreational activities is not going to be any more successful than Prohibition was. James Carriger Paine successful trying war Alcohol didn't cause the high crime rates of the '20s and '30s, Prohibition did. And drugs do not cause today's alarming crime rates, but drug prohibition does. James Carriger Paine libertarian-party drug alcohol Similar Authors Arenda L. Wright Allen judge Andrew Napolitano judge Alfred Goodwin judge Alfred Denning, Baron Denning judge Alex Kozinski judge Albie Sachs judge All Authors