Quote by Christopher Hitchens
High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accompl

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments. – Christopher Hitchens

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To choose dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid. – Christopher Hitchens

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Experience
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Even if I accepted that Jesus – like almost every other prophet on record – was born of a virgin, I cannot think that this proves the divinity of his father or the truth of his teachings. The same would be true if I accepted that he had been resurrected. – Christopher Hitchens

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Truth
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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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Home
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A great fortune is a great slavery. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. – Aristotle

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Man is only great when he acts from passion. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces. – Julius Caesar

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