One of the reasons I decided to apply for American citizenship after something like a quarter of century of living here on a British, European Union passport and a green card, was my identification with the United States in the post-September 11th period.
Christopher HitchensForget it. Never explain; never apologize. You can either write posthumously or you can't.
Christopher HitchensThe people who must never have power are the humorless. To impossible certainties of rectitude they ally tedium and uniformity
Christopher HitchensThere are many, many discrepant views within the Shia theology about what's the proper role of religion in society or in the State, should it rule now, should it claim to govern people in the here and now, or should it wait until the Messiah, the 12th Imam, comes back and would it only be then appropriate for religious rule to bring about a world of universal justice and vindication.
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