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

Other quotes by Christopher Hitchens

A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other peoples hope. – Christopher Hitchens

Category:
Hope
Read Quote

Its surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends. – Christopher Hitchens

Category:
Christmas
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
War
category

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey people. People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war… Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest. – C. S. Lewis

Category:
War

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars. – Carly Simon

Category:
War

Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners. – John Steinbeck

Category:
War

Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong. – Dennis Hastert

Category:
War

Random Quotes

Accidents, and particularly street and highway accidents, do not happen — they are caused. – Ernest Greenwood

Category:
Safety

When one has love for God, one doesnt feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them. – Ramakrishna

Category:
relationship

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us. – Margery Allingham

Category:
Passion

Cynicism is cheap — you can buy it at any Monoprix store — its built into all poor-quality goods. – Graham Greene

Category:
Cynicism