I am more powerful than the combined armies of the world; I have destroyed more men than all the wars of the nation; I have caused millions of accidents and wrecked more homes than all the floods, tornadoes and hurricanes put together; I am the world's slickest thief. I steal billions each year; I find my victims among the rich and poor alike, the young and the old, the strong and the weak; I loom up to such proportions that I cast a shadow over every field of labor; I am relentless, insidious, unpredictable; I am everywhere - in the home, on the street, in the factory, in the office, on the sea and in the air; I bring sickness, poverty and death; I give nothing and take all; I am your worst enemy; I am alcohol.
