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Thomas A. EdisonI make more mistakes than anyone else I know, and sooner or later, I patent most of them.
Thomas A. EdisonThe injurious agent in cigarettes comes principally from the burning paper wrapper. The substance thereby formed is called "acrolein." It has a violent action on the nerve centers, producing degeneration of the cells of the brain, which is quite rapid among boys. Unlike most narcotics, this degeneration is permanent and uncontrollable. I employ no person who smokes cigarettes.
Thomas A. Edison