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There's no recovery from alcoholism, it is an incurable disease. And it also is a disease that tells you, you don't have a disease.

Malachy McCourt

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Malachy McCourt
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: September 20
Actor
Politician
Writer
New York City
New York
Malachy Gerard McCourt
Malachy G. McCourt
Recovery
Tells
Disease
Also
Incurable
Alcoholism

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