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Gavin's avatar

who were the dude what said 'show me a virtue that brings to the treasury that which the vice of tobacco bring' (i paraphrase from feeble memory.)

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Napoleon on taxing tobacco: "This vice brings in one hundred million francs in taxes every year. I will certainly forbid it at once—as soon as you can name a virtue that brings in as much revenue."