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I have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions.
Christopher Hitchens
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Christopher Hitchens
Age: 62 †
Born: 1949
Born: April 13
Died: 2011
Died: December 15
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If I convert it's because it's better that a believer dies than that an atheist does.
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