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The tax on tobacco and cigars is a moderate one, but the consumption of them is far less dangerous than that of spirits in their influence upon society.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The tax on tobacco and cigars is a moderate one, but the consumption of them is far less dangerous than that of spirits…”
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Sherman compares the dangers of tobacco consumption to that of spirits.
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