Surgeon General: Smoking causes more deaths than the combined causes of HIV, illegal drug use, alcohol consumption, motor vehicle accidents, and firearms, killing more than 480, 000 Americans each year. As opposed to nonsmokers, smokers are two-to-four times more likely to suffer from heart disease and twenty-five times more likely to develop lung cancer. Nevertheless, the United States is founded on the principle of liberty and free market business. If Americans want to smoke, they should be free to do so, and if a market exists, businesses should be able to meet that demand. The most we can possibly do is educate Americans about the risks of smoking. Which of the following is most strongly suggested by the Surgeon General's statement above?
A: Americans should be able to do whatever they want with their bodies.
B: Without big businesses marketing cigarettes, no Americans would smoke.
C: Protecting some principles is more important than health.
D: The United States should ban smoking.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C