Hillsborough County SWAT

Big Tobacco Quotes

Students Working Against Tobacco

Missing something Mr. Big Tobacco Executive? Oh thats right, your internal documents! You might have shredded some of them, but we have those wonderful quotes you didn't shred and the ones you put out as a rebuddle.  
 
 "None of the things which have been found in tobacco smoke are at concentrations which can be considered harmful.  Anything can be considered harmful. Apple sauce is harmful if you get too much of it."
-Philip Morris, 1976

"We strongly oppose warning labels on cigarette packs. Warning labels may improperly imply that it has been scientifically established that smoking causes disease."
- R J Reynolds opposing any type of health labeling on cigarettes, 1981

"We did not look at the underage market even though I am holding a document in my hand that says we did."
-James Morgan, former president and CEO of Philip Morris in a testimony during the Minnesota Lawsuit

"They got lips? We want them."
-R J Reynolds repsonse when asked exactly who the young people that R J Reynolds was targeting

"Today's teenager is tomorrow's potential customer. ."
-Philip Morris

"We don't smoke that shit. We jsut sell it. We reserve the right to smoke for the young, the poor, the black and the stupid."
-R J Reynolds execcutive, June 1992

"Some women would prefer having smaller babies."
-Joseph Cullman, former Chairman of the Board of Philip Morris, responding when asked about a study showing that babies of smoking mothers had a higher incidence of low birth weight, stillborn, and infant deaths than babies of non-smokers mothers

"Cherry Skoal is for somebody who like the taste of candy, if you know what i'm saying."
-U.S. Tobacco

"To ensure increased and longer term growth for Camel Filter, the brand must increase it's share penetration among the 14-24 age market. . . which represent tomorrow's cigarette business."
-R J Reynolds, 1975

"If you are really and truly not going to sell to children, you are going to be out of business in 30 years."
-Bennet Leslow, CEO Brook Group LTD

"Tobacco is not anymore addicting than coffee or chocolate."
-Tobacco Executive, CNN Tape

"For a little less than the past year the Research Department has been working on a succession of projects which collectively may be called the nicotine enrichment project."
-Lorillard Tobacco Company, 1977

"We use sports as an avenue fir advertising our products. We can go into an area where we're marketing an event, measure sales during the event and measure sales after the event, and see an increase in sales."
-R J Reynolds, September 1989

"KOOL has shown little or no growth in share of users in the 26+ age group. Growth is from 16-25 year olds."
-Brown and Williamson, makers of KOOL cigarettes

WE ARE NOT AGAINST SMOKERS,
WE ARE AGAINST BIG TOBACCO!

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