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On the recordJanuary 19, 1931
I am in unity with the spirit of the report in seeking constructive steps to advance the national ideal of eradication of the social and economic and political evils of this traffic, to preserve the gains which have been made, and to eliminate the abuses which exist, at the same time facing with an open mind the difficulties which have arisen under this experiment.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Report of the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement.

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