I am absolutely convinced that religion is the main source of hatred in this world.
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENSIn the ordinary moral universe, the good will do the best they can, the worst will do the worst they can, but if you want to make good people do wicked things, you’ll need religion.
More Christopher Hitchens Quotes
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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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Reagan is doing to the country what he can no longer do to his wife.
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To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior creation – is that good for the world?
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The finest fury is the most controlled.
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Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.
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The one unforgivable sin is to be boring.
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The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.
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Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted.
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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.
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What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
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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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My 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.
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I learned that to be amusing was not to be frivolous and that language – always the language – was the magic key as much to prose as to poetry.
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The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
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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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