“The obstinacy of [policymakers],” he wrote, “compels one to conclude that it is their own addiction . . . which blinds them. They have eyes to see, but see not because of their inability or unwillingness to give up smoking. All of this leads to the question . . . are the radio and the television to be permitted to continue carrying the advertising material of the cigarette industry? Isn’t it time that the official guardian of the people’s health, the United States Public Health Service, at least make a statement of warning?”
