To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSNo one has the right to tell me what to do because he has a divine warrant.
More Christopher Hitchens Quotes
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Of course we have free will because we have no choice but to have it.
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One of the most repellent spectacles at election times is the pretense of piety on the part of people running for office.
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I have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions.
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What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
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We have lived in a world where the discoveries of physics and genetics are far more awe-inspiring, as well as infinitely more liberating, than the claims of any religion.
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The governor of Texas, who, when asked if the Bible should also be taught in Spanish, replied that ‘if English was good enough for Jesus, then it’s good enough for me.
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The easiest way to establish a dictatorship is to claim you are God’s representative on earth.
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High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.
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The violence in the Bible is appalling.
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Religion makes kind people say unkind things: “I must prove my faith, so mutilate the genitals of my children.” They wouldn’t do that if God didn’t tell them to do so.
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The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.
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I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.
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We live only a few conscious decades, and we fret ourselves enough for several lifetimes.
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Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted.
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Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come to you that way.
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