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tion and be prepared for the consequences. But no one should try 

 to use the back, door and force prohibition by saying cigarettes are 

 a drug because they contain tobacco which contains nicotine. My 

 company and I must speak up for smokers and for the 85 percent 

 of all Americans who oppose prohibition. 



So I submit the real question before the American public and this 

 subcommittee is this, should cigarettes be outlawed? Will adults be 

 allowed to choose to smoke, to afford to smoke, to smoke outside 

 their homes, or is it time to say, "No, the Government knows bet- 

 ter." Thank you. 



[Testimony resumes on p. 590.] 



[The prepared statement of James W. Johnston follows:] 



