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Teetotalitarians

A pattern from our history - albeit anecdotal Pick any evil SOB - he's probably teetotal Hitler didn't touch the booze, and neither Torquemada Bin Laden with a drink to choose took yak's milk - nothing harder Pol Pot too forsook the brew, Bieber was too young Stalin may have had a few but not your Mao Tse Tung Donald Trump, of president's the Idiot du Jour He may love your blandishments but not a heavy pour Risking some hyperbole but very plainly stated You can shove sobriety it's clearly over rated If we're all to get engaged in evil's true demise Don't waste your time getting enraged - here's wisdom from the wise To rid their inhumanities, step back awhile and think The course to alter history's to buy that man a drink

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