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Christopher Hitchens Quotes

What better way for a ruling class to claim and hold power than to pose as the defenders of the nation Picture Quote #1

Forget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can’t Picture Quote #1

Those of us who are most genuinely repelled by war and violence are also those who are most likely to decide that some things, after all, are worth fighting for Picture Quote #1

A melancholy lesson of advancing years is the realisation that you can’t make old friends Picture Quote #1

In our time, the symbol of state intrusion into the private life is the mandatory urine test Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Your ideal authors ought to pull you from the foundering of your previous existence, not smilingly guide you into a friendly and peaceable harbor Picture Quote #1

A rule of thumb with humor; if you worry that you might be going too far, you have already not gone far enough. If everybody laughs, you have failed Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

People know when they are being lied to, they know when their rulers are absurd, they know they do not love their chains Picture Quote #1

It’s often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven’t been made Picture Quote #1

A sure sign of ineptitude and malice is manifested when one’s attacker is willing to cover himself with mud in order to try and make some of it adhere to his target Picture Quote #1

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Philosophy begins where religion ends, just as by analogy chemistry begins where alchemy runs out, and astronomy takes the place of astrology Picture Quote #1

And the pleasures and rewards of the intellect are inseparable from angst, uncertainty, conflict and even despair Picture Quote #1

Allow a friend to believe in a bogus prospectus or a false promise and you cease, after a short while, to be a friend at all Picture Quote #1

An individual deficient in the sense of humor represents more of a challenge to our idea of the human than a person of subnormal intelligence Picture Quote #1

Evolution is, as well as smarter than we are, infinitely more callous and cruel, and also capricious Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If I convert it’s because it’s better that a believer dies than that an atheist does Picture Quote #1

I want to urge you very strongly to travel as much as you can, and to evolve yourself as an internationalist. It’s as important a part of your education as a radical as the reading of any book Picture Quote #1

Skepticism rather than credulity is the highest principle that the human intellect can use to ennoble our existence Picture Quote #1

Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong Picture Quote #1

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If someone tells me that I’ve hurt their feelings I’m still waiting to hear what your point is Picture Quote #1

In order to terminate a pregnancy, you have to still a heartbeat, switch off a developing brain Picture Quote #1

Religion is poison because it asks us to give up our most precious faculty, which is that of reason, and to believe things without evidence. It then asks us to respect this, which it calls faith Picture Quote #1

Thanks to the telescope and the microscope, religion no longer offers an explanation for anything important Picture Quote #1

Once you assume a creator and a plan, it makes us objects in a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and commanded to be well Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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What better way for a ruling class to claim and hold power than to pose as the defenders of the nation (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Forget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can’t (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Those of us who are most genuinely repelled by war and violence are also those who are most likely to decide that some things, after all, are worth fighting for (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) A melancholy lesson of advancing years is the realisation that you can’t make old friends (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) In our time, the symbol of state intrusion into the private life is the mandatory urine test (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) 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 (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Your ideal authors ought to pull you from the foundering of your previous existence, not smilingly guide you into a friendly and peaceable harbor (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) A rule of thumb with humor; if you worry that you might be going too far, you have already not gone far enough. If everybody laughs, you have failed (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) 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 (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) People know when they are being lied to, they know when their rulers are absurd, they know they do not love their chains (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) It’s often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven’t been made (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) A sure sign of ineptitude and malice is manifested when one’s attacker is willing to cover himself with mud in order to try and make some of it adhere to his target (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Philosophy begins where religion ends, just as by analogy chemistry begins where alchemy runs out, and astronomy takes the place of astrology (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) And the pleasures and rewards of the intellect are inseparable from angst, uncertainty, conflict and even despair (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Allow a friend to believe in a bogus prospectus or a false promise and you cease, after a short while, to be a friend at all (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) An individual deficient in the sense of humor represents more of a challenge to our idea of the human than a person of subnormal intelligence (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Evolution is, as well as smarter than we are, infinitely more callous and cruel, and also capricious (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) 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 Quotes) To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) 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 (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) If I convert it’s because it’s better that a believer dies than that an atheist does (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) I want to urge you very strongly to travel as much as you can, and to evolve yourself as an internationalist. It’s as important a part of your education as a radical as the reading of any book (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Skepticism rather than credulity is the highest principle that the human intellect can use to ennoble our existence (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) If someone tells me that I’ve hurt their feelings I’m still waiting to hear what your point is (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) In order to terminate a pregnancy, you have to still a heartbeat, switch off a developing brain (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Religion is poison because it asks us to give up our most precious faculty, which is that of reason, and to believe things without evidence. It then asks us to respect this, which it calls faith (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Thanks to the telescope and the microscope, religion no longer offers an explanation for anything important (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) Once you assume a creator and a plan, it makes us objects in a cruel experiment whereby we are created sick and commanded to be well (Christopher Hitchens Quotes) 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 Hitchens Quotes)

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