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The Throne of Inquity, or Sustaining Evil by Law: A Discourse in Behalf of a Law Prohibiting the Traffic in Intoxicating Drinks

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Albert Barnes (1852) argues that licensing and regulating the liquor traffic validates evil. He advocates total legal prohibition of intoxicating drinks, appealing to moral and state police powers.
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Albert Barnes was an influential American Presbyterian theologian, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, and prolific Bible commentator whose works, especially his Notes on the New Testament and Notes on the Old Testament, became widely used in the 19th century. He was also active in the social issues of his day and contributed to theological education and church reform through his extensive writings and teaching.

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