What better way for a ruling class to claim and hold power than to pose as the defenders of the nation.
Christopher HitchensIt's often a bad sign when people defend themselves against charges which haven't been made.
Christopher HitchensI'm a member of no party. I have no ideology. I'm a rationalist. I do what I can in the international struggle between science and reason and the barbarism, superstition and stupidity that's all around us.
Christopher HitchensThe people who must never have power are the humorless. To impossible certainties of rectitude they ally tedium and uniformity
Christopher Hitchens