Havelock Ellis's Quote - There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increas

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There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increas

There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and tobacco are recognizable poisons, so that their consumption has only to be carried far enough to destroy civilization altogether. – Havelock Ellis

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