It seems a covert operative of the PC police, or perhaps just a mischievous photoshopper, has infiltrated Londons Britain at War Museum, unceremoniously airbrushing Winston Churchills cigar from one of his most famous wartime candids on display there, to the chagrin of the museums curators. This doesnt make Churchill the first figure in history to have his smoke censored, but we might well ask the censors: While youre at it, why not airbrush Winston to appear taller and thinner as well?
For a more detailed account of the metaphysical issues at stake here, take a look back at Michael P. Foleys piece, Tobacco and the Soul in the pages of First Things April 1997 issue.
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