Reagan is doing to the country what he can no longer do to his wife.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSReagan is doing to the country what he can no longer do to his wife.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSTake the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come to you that way.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSHuman decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSEverybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that’s where it should stay.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSNever be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSThe Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSMy own opinion is enough for me. And I claim the right to defend it against any consensus, any majority anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line and kiss my ass.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSI am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSTo the dumb question, ‘Why me?’ the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply, ‘Why not?’
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSThe violence in the Bible is appalling.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSI have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSYour favorite virtue? An appreciation for irony.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSThanks to the telescope and the microscope, religion no longer offers an explanation for anything important.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSNo school of philosophy has ever solved this question of whether being determines consciousness or the other way around. It may be a false antithesis.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSPhilosophy begins where religion ends, just as by analogy chemistry begins where alchemy runs out, and astronomy takes the place of astrology.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSThe person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS