“Heaven for Climate, Hell for Society”, Hal Holbrook
You'd have to watch a lot of Hal Holbrook's presentations to find the one quoted in the title. But I heard off an old LP from 40 years ago, and he was comparing the...
The Fatal Glass of Beer by W C Fields, 1933
Speaks for itself
https://youtu.be/RgpHfQpYxl4
The Rifle, a Christmas Fable from 1881
(From a retired banker-friend. Stuff to read aloud to grandchildren.)
Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those...