Never 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 HITCHENSToday I want to puke when I hear the word ‘radical’ applied so slothfully and stupidly to Islamist murderers; the most plainly reactionary people in the world.
More Christopher Hitchens Quotes
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Everything about Christianity is contained in the pathetic image of ‘the flock.
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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.
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Take the risk of thinking for yourself.
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Who are your favourite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their beauty to defy the foulness of theocracy. Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Azar Nafisi as their ideal feminine model.
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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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If the Qur’an was the word of God, it had been dictated on a very bad day.
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The one thing that the racist can never manage is anything like discrimination: he is indiscriminate by definition.
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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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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.
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I’m a member of no party. I have no ideology. I’m a rationalist. I do what I can in the international struggle between science and reason and the barbarism, superstition and stupidity that’s all around us.
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I say that homosexuality is not just a form of sex, it’s a form of love, and it deserves our respect for that reason.
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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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The man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god how to put them right.
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The faithful believe that certain truths have been ‘revealed.’ The skeptics and secularists believe that truth is only to be sought by free inquiry and trial and error. Only one of those positions is dogmatic.
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Ever since I discovered that my god given male member was going to give me no peace, I decided to give it no rest in return.
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