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I think I write in a fairly self-confident manner.
Christopher Hitchens
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Christopher Hitchens
Age: 62 †
Born: 1949
Born: April 13
Died: 2011
Died: December 15
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A good liar must have a good memory. Kissinger is a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory.
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The stupider the regime the more intelligent the people get and the more humorous.
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And the pleasures and rewards of the intellect are inseparable from angst, uncertainty, conflict and even despair.
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People know when they are being lied to, they know when their rulers are absurd, they know they do not love their chains.
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There either is a god or there is not there is a 'design' or not.
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The thing about religion is that it's the first and the worst. The worst because it's the first.
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I have quite a decent constitution in spite of all my abuse of it and my advanced years. I'm still quite robust.
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