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If someone tells me that I've hurt their feelings I'm still waiting to hear what your point is.

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Christopher Hitchens
Age: 62 †
Born: 1949
Born: April 13
Died: 2011
Died: December 15
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Journalist
Literary Critic
Political Scientist
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Portsmouth
England
Christopher Eric Hitchens
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