Quote by Christopher Hitchens
A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified

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

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The penalty for getting mugged in an American city and losing your ID is that you cant fly home. – Christopher Hitchens

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Its impossible, I think, however much Id become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I dont think Id ever change my view that socialism is the best political moment humans have ever come up with. – Christopher Hitchens

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It was quite a European war until 1917, when the Americans joined up. They dont have the same sense of the loss of innocence and the cataclysmic loss of life. A whole generation was wiped out. – Tom Hiddleston

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War is a profane thing. – Norman Schwarzkopf

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The U.S. army confirmed that it gave a lucrative fire fighting contract in Iraq to the firm once run by the Vice President Dick Cheney without any competitive bidding. When asked if this could be conceived as Cheneys friends profiting from the war, the spokesman said Yes. – Conan OBrien

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