Those who are determined to be ‘offended’ will discover a provocation somewhere. We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

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Those who are determined to be ‘offended’ will discover a provocation somewhere. We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt.

Christopher Hitchens

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Some people say that without God, people would give themselves permission to do anything. [Yet] only with God, only with the view that God’s on your side, can people give themselves permission to do things that otherwise would be called satanic.

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Some people say that without God, people would give themselves permission to do anything. [Yet] only with God, only with the view that God’s on your side, can people give themselves permission to do things that otherwise would be called satanic.
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Those who want to be offended don’t have the right to try and close down the newspaper that offends them.

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Those who want to be offended don’t have the right to try and close down the newspaper that offends them.
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Jesus makes large claims for his heavenly father but never mentions that his mother is or was a virgin, and is repeatedly very rude and coarse to her when she makes an appearance.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

Jesus makes large claims for his heavenly father but never mentions that his mother is or was a virgin, and is repeatedly very rude and coarse to her when she makes an appearance.
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Even if I accepted that Jesus – like almost every other prophet on record – was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings. The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

Even if I accepted that Jesus – like almost every other prophet on record – was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings. The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected.
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I leave it to the faithful to burn each other’s churches and mosques and synagogues, which they can be always relied upon to do.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

I leave it to the faithful to burn each other’s churches and mosques and synagogues, which they can be always relied upon to do.
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She’s got no charisma of any kind [but] I can imagine her being mildly useful to a low-rank porn director.

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She’s got no charisma of any kind [but] I can imagine her being mildly useful to a low-rank porn director.
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I am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.

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I am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.
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If you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don’t think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

If you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don’t think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad.
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Bad Capital Dangerous Global Thinking
Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.

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Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.
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Demand Impossible Terrorism
Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that’s where it should stay.

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Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that’s where it should stay.
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What is it you most dislike? Stupidity, especially in its nastiest forms of racism and superstition.

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What is it you most dislike? Stupidity, especially in its nastiest forms of racism and superstition.
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Take the risk of thinking for yourself.

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Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
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The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.

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The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.
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Religion is not the belief there is a god. Religion is the belief god tells you what to do.

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Religion is not the belief there is a god. Religion is the belief god tells you what to do.
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I became a journalist because I didn’t want to have to rely on the press for information… I only read it to make sure of whatever everyone else thinks is going on, because it’s useful to know what people think is the news.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

I became a journalist because I didn’t want to have to rely on the press for information… I only read it to make sure of whatever everyone else thinks is going on, because it’s useful to know what people think is the news.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

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The easiest way to establish a dictatorship is to claim you are God’s representative on earth.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

The easiest way to establish a dictatorship is to claim you are God’s representative on earth.
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