Quote by Christopher Hitchens
There are people who cannot forget, as neither do I, the lesson of

There are people who cannot forget, as neither do I, the lesson of the years of the Indochina War. Which was, first, that the state is capable of being a murderer. A mass murderer, and a conspirator and a liar. – Christopher Hitchens

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In the grip of a neurological disorder, I am fast losing control of words even as my relationship with the world has been reduced to them. – Christopher Hitchens

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relationship
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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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Ive been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets realized that the military wouldnt pay for the dental work he needed. – Matthew Lesko

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It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I dont regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldnt save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. Im not naive, and I dont romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job. – Chris Kyle

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As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. – John Stuart Mill

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Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one it is man and not materials that counts. – Mao Zedong

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[W]e are the heirs of a past of rope, fire, and murder. I for one am not ashamed of this past. My shame is for those who became so inhuman that they could inflict this torture upon us. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. – Henry Ford

Drugs are not always necessary. Belief in recovery always is. – Norman Cousins

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