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On the recordDecember 4, 1933
I trust in the good sense of the American people that they will not bring upon themselves the curse of excessive use of intoxicating liquors, to the detriment of health, morals and social integrity.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Proclamation 2065—Date of Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

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