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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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The term the American Left is as near to being meaningless or nonsensical as any term could really be in politics. It isnt really a force in politics anymore. And it would do well to ask itself why that is. – Christopher Hitchens

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