Reuters quote of the day, June 6

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''I see you are inhaling tobacco, puffing, smoking, spitting (I do not object to your spitting).'' -- British poet Gilbert Keith Chesterton. On June 6, 2001, a smoker with incurable lung and brain cancer was awarded 3 billion dollars in damages by a jury which ruled that Philip Morris did not properly warn him of the risks. It was the largest individual punitive damage award ever against a tobacco company.

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