But Prohibition was more than a symbol-it was a means by which the reforming energies of the country were transmuted into mere peevishness. (Richard Hofstadter)

But Prohibition was more than a symbol-it was a means by which the reforming energies of the country were transmuted into mere peevishness.

Richard Hofstadter

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