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Christopher Hitchens Quotes

God did not create man in his own image. Evidently, it was quite the other way about, which is the painless explanation for the profusion of gods and religions, and the fratricide both between and among faiths, that we see all about us and that has so retarded the development of civilization Picture Quote #1

If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right. For the dissenter, the skeptical mentality is at least as important as any armor of principle Picture Quote #1

In some ways I feel sorry for racists and for religious fanatics, because they so much miss the point of being human, and deserve a sort of pity. But then I harden my heart, and decide to hate them all the more, because of the misery they inflict and because of the contemptible excuses they advance for doing so Picture Quote #1

All this could be part of a plan. There is no way an atheist can prove it’s not. But it’s some plan, isn’t it? With mass destruction, pitiless extermination, annihilation going on all the time. And all of this set in motion on a scale that’s absolutely beyond our imagination, in order that the pope can tell people not to jerk off Picture Quote #1

No, nothing is sacred. And even if there were to be something called sacred, we mere primates wouldn’t be able to decide which book or which idol or which city was the truly holy one. Thus, the only thing that should be upheld at all costs and without qualification is the right of free expression, because if that goes, then so do all other claims of right as well Picture Quote #1

A virgin can conceive. A dead body can walk again. Your leprosy can be cured. The blind can see. Nonsense. It’s not moral to lie to children. It’s not moral to lie to ignorant, uneducated people and tell them that if they only would believe nonsense, they can be saved. It’s immoral Picture Quote #1

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Principles have a way of enduring, as do the few irreducible individuals who maintain allegiance to them Picture Quote #1

What a country, and what a culture, when the liberals cry before they are hurt, and the reactionaries pose as brave nonconformists, while the radicals make a fetish of their own jokey irrelevance Picture Quote #1

The secular state is the guarantee of religious pluralism. This apparent paradox, again, is the simplest and most elegant of political truths Picture Quote #1

All the excitements of a prohibited book had their usual effect, one of which, as always, is to expose the fact that the censors don’t know what they are talking about Picture Quote #1

One may choose to call that God even if one does not know the precise nature of the first cause Picture Quote #1

Since human beings are naturally solipsistic, all forms of superstition enjoy what might be called a natural advantage Picture Quote #1

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In particular, it is absurd to hope to banish envy of other people’s possessions or fortunes, if only because the spirit of envy can lead to emulation and ambition and have positive consequences Picture Quote #1

Those who desire to certify miracles may wish to say that such recoveries have no natural explanation. But this does not at all mean that there is therefore a supernatural one Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Atheists have always argued that this world is all that we have, and that our duty is to one another to make the very most and best of it Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s healthy for people to want there to be a permanent unalterable irremovable authority over them Picture Quote #1

I mean, for me, it’s enough to be at war. The crucial thing is to be at war Picture Quote #1

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God did not create man in his own image. Evidently, it was quite the other way about, which is the painless explanation for the profusion of gods and religions, and the fratricide both between and among faiths, that we see all about us and that has so retarded the development of civilization (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right. For the dissenter, the skeptical mentality is at least as important as any armor of principle (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) In some ways I feel sorry for racists and for religious fanatics, because they so much miss the point of being human, and deserve a sort of pity. But then I harden my heart, and decide to hate them all the more, because of the misery they inflict and because of the contemptible excuses they advance for doing so (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) All this could be part of a plan. There is no way an atheist can prove it’s not. But it’s some plan, isn’t it? With mass destruction, pitiless extermination, annihilation going on all the time. And all of this set in motion on a scale that’s absolutely beyond our imagination, in order that the pope can tell people not to jerk off (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) No, nothing is sacred. And even if there were to be something called sacred, we mere primates wouldn’t be able to decide which book or which idol or which city was the truly holy one. Thus, the only thing that should be upheld at all costs and without qualification is the right of free expression, because if that goes, then so do all other claims of right as well (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) A virgin can conceive. A dead body can walk again. Your leprosy can be cured. The blind can see. Nonsense. It’s not moral to lie to children. It’s not moral to lie to ignorant, uneducated people and tell them that if they only would believe nonsense, they can be saved. It’s immoral (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Principles have a way of enduring, as do the few irreducible individuals who maintain allegiance to them (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) What a country, and what a culture, when the liberals cry before they are hurt, and the reactionaries pose as brave nonconformists, while the radicals make a fetish of their own jokey irrelevance (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) The secular state is the guarantee of religious pluralism. This apparent paradox, again, is the simplest and most elegant of political truths (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) All the excitements of a prohibited book had their usual effect, one of which, as always, is to expose the fact that the censors don’t know what they are talking about (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) One may choose to call that God even if one does not know the precise nature of the first cause (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Since human beings are naturally solipsistic, all forms of superstition enjoy what might be called a natural advantage (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) In particular, it is absurd to hope to banish envy of other people’s possessions or fortunes, if only because the spirit of envy can lead to emulation and ambition and have positive consequences (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Those who desire to certify miracles may wish to say that such recoveries have no natural explanation. But this does not at all mean that there is therefore a supernatural one (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) 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 Quotes) Atheists have always argued that this world is all that we have, and that our duty is to one another to make the very most and best of it (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I don’t think it’s healthy for people to want there to be a permanent unalterable irremovable authority over them (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I mean, for me, it’s enough to be at war. The crucial thing is to be at war (Christopher Hitchens Quotes)

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