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A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Conservative East Making Many Middle Middle East Quo Risks Status Status Quo Take Things War Willing

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I could not do what I do, and teach a class, and never miss a deadline, never be late for anything if I was a lush, OK? I would really love to read a piece that said, 'He is not a lush.' That would be fabulous, it would be a first, I could show it to people and say, 'Look!'

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Anything Class Could Deadline Fabulous First He Late Look Love Lush Miss Never Ok People Piece Read Really Said Say Show Teach Would

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When I look back on what I did for the Left, I'm in a small way quite proud of some of it - I only wish I'd done more.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Back Did Done Left Look More Only Proud Quite Small Some Way Wish

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I joined a small but growing post-Trotskyite Luxembourgist sect.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Growing Joined Small

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I worked out early on to give up things I couldn't do well at all.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Early Give Out Things Up Well Worked

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I wanted to write.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Wanted Write

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The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Amazing America Document Each Each Generation Fact Founded Generation Progress Tested Work

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I think the materialist conception of history is valid.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Conception History Materialist Think Valid I Think

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Even if I accepted that Jesus - like almost every other prophet on record - was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings. The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Accepted Almost Be True Been Born Cannot Divinity Even Every Father Had He His Jesus Like Other Prophet Proves Record Same Teachings Think True Truth Would

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I'd always somehow felt slightly as if I'd been born in the wrong country.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Always Been Born Country Felt Slightly Somehow Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 13th, 1949

Died: December 15th, 2011

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