Prohibition was the most ambitious reform ever attempted in American history. It was passed during an optimistic time, when the United States was fighting a war to end all wars and everything seemed possible. Those who supported it predicted radical changes in society. Alcoholism would be forever banished, healthier men and women would spend their days with clear eyes and steady hands, and untold sums of money would be avail able to enrich lives instead of being squandered on drink. What actually happened in our country made a mockery of such prophecies.
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