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I hated tobacco. i could have almost lent my support to any institution that had for its object the putting of tobacco smokers to death...i now feel that smoking in moderation is a comfortable and laudable practice, and is productive of good. there is no more harm in a pipe than in a cup of tea. you may poison yourself by drinking too much green tea, and kill yourself by eating too many beefsteaks. for my part, i consider that tobacco, in moderation, is a sweetener and equalizer of the temper.
-Thomas Huxley
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I Hated Tobacco. I Could Have Almost

Thomas Huxley
I hated tobacco. i could have almost lent my support to any institution that had for its object the putting of tobacco smokers to death...i now feel that smoking in moderation is a comfortable and laudable practice, and is productive of good. there is no more harm in a pipe than in a cup of tea. you may poison yourself by drinking too much green tea, and kill yourself by eating too many beefsteaks. for my part, i consider that tobacco, in moderation, is a sweetener and equalizer of the temper.
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