ANN LANDERS QUOTES NAPOLEON ON VICE

DEAR ANN: I was interested in the comment you made saying the reason our
government does not ban tobacco is because it wants the tax revenue. Your
exact words were, ``It's the money, honey.'' I thought you might like to see
what Napoleon Bonaparte said about tobacco a couple hundred years ago:

``This vice brings in 100 million francs a year in taxation, and I will
certainly forbid it at once when you can name a virtue that will replace the
revenue.''

D.C. in Stirling, Ontario

DEAR D.C.: Apparently, the situation hasn't changed much in the past 200
years. And if Napoleon said it, we shouldn't pick his bones apart. (Sorry, I
couldn't resist.)

Write to Ann Landers in care of Silicon Valley Life, the Mercury News, 750
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