Quote by Christopher Hitchens
One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have m

One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue. – Christopher Hitchens

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I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators. – Christopher Hitchens

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Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God. – Christopher Hitchens

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Theres been some research in cognitive science, Im told, that discloses that there have always been perhaps 10 to 15 percent of people who are, as Pascal puts it, so made that they cannot believe. To us, when people talk about faith, its white noise. – Christopher Hitchens

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The great proof of madness is the disproportion of ones designs to ones means. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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I love being. Theres so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isnt it great just being? – Gwyneth Paltrow

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To do a great right do a little wrong. – William Shakespeare

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One of the great strengths of the United States is… we have a very large Christian population – we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values. – Barack Obama

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