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Ian G. MacDonald
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surgeon.
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Science Quotes by Ian G. MacDonald (1)
A Los Angeles surgeon who smokes (but doesn't inhale), contends that 'For the majority of people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect, far better for you than taking tranquilizers.'
— Ian G. MacDonald
Quoted in Newsweek (18 Nov 1969), 62, Pt. 2, 66. A misguided comment, often seen as the shortened quote 'For the majority ... beneficial effect' in a list of regrettable remarks, without the fuller context of the quote given here. MacDonald was quoted in the article to be an example that physicians were not unanimous in their attitudes against smoking. The quote is a opinion expressed to the reporter; it was not the result of scholarly research.
See also: | Beneficial (3) | Cigarette (3) | Majority (6) | People (10) | Tobacco (3) | Tranquilizer (3)
