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[[Wayne Wheeler]], an activist for "dry" causes, supported the measure.  He said: "The Government is under no obligation to furnish the people with alcohol that is drinkable when the Constitution prohibits it", and "The person who drinks this industrial alcohol is a deliberate suicide... To root out a bad habit costs many lives and long years of effort..."<ref name=deadly />
 
[[Wayne Wheeler]], an activist for "dry" causes, supported the measure.  He said: "The Government is under no obligation to furnish the people with alcohol that is drinkable when the Constitution prohibits it", and "The person who drinks this industrial alcohol is a deliberate suicide... To root out a bad habit costs many lives and long years of effort..."<ref name=deadly />
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As a result of instituting prohibition, the poisoning of alcohol and the deaths it caused is one of the uglier chapters of the early [[Progressive Era]].  It is believed that more than 10,000 people died before the 18th amendment was repealed.<ref>[http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-prohibition 10 Things You Should Know About Prohibition]</ref>
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As a result of instituting prohibition, the poisoning of alcohol and the deaths it caused is one of the uglier chapters of the late [[Progressive Era]].  It is believed that more than 10,000 people died before the 18th amendment was repealed.<ref>[http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-prohibition 10 Things You Should Know About Prohibition]</ref>
    
=== Crime and repeal ===
 
=== Crime and repeal ===
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