If asked my opinion about virginity, I would say, "I'm opposed to it." I don't think it deserves to be celebrated, at any rate. Or at least, if I'm not opposed, I'm very highly skeptical and critical of it.
Christopher HitchensI think the socialist movement, by removing many, many people from grinding stagnation and poverty and overwork, does enable people not just to lead better lives but to be better people.
Christopher HitchensThe essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
Christopher HitchensTotalitarian is a clichรฉ, dictatorship is based on clichรฉd thinking, on very tried and tested uniform stuff. They don't mind that they're boring, they don't mind that they're obvious, their point is made.
Christopher Hitchens