I burned the candle at both ends and it often gave a lovely light.

CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS

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I burned the candle at both ends and it often gave a lovely light.

Christopher Hitchens

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The true essence of a dictatorship is in fact not its regularity but its unpredictability and caprice; those who live under it must never be able to relax, must never be quite sure if they have followed the rules correctly or not.

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The true essence of a dictatorship is in fact not its regularity but its unpredictability and caprice; those who live under it must never be able to relax, must never be quite sure if they have followed the rules correctly or not.
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Arguments that explain everything explain nothing.

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Arguments that explain everything explain nothing.
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I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough.

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I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough.
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To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off.

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To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The one thing that the racist can never manage is anything like discrimination: he is indiscriminate by definition.

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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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Definition Management Oneself Race
What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence.

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What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence.
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The gods that we’ve made are exactly the gods you’d expect to be made by a species that’s about half a chromosome away from being chimpanzee.

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The gods that we’ve made are exactly the gods you’d expect to be made by a species that’s about half a chromosome away from being chimpanzee.
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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 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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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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The finest fury is the most controlled.

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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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Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.
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