Quote by Christopher Hitchens
WASP is the only ethnic term that is in fact a term of class, apar

WASP is the only ethnic term that is in fact a term of class, apart from redneck, which is another word for the same group but who are in the lower social strata, so its inexplicably tied up with social standing and culture and history in a way that the other hyphenations just are not. – 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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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

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My favorite time in the cycles of public life is the time when the Pope is dead and they havent elected a new one. Theres no one in the world who is infallible for those weeks. And you know, I dont miss it. – Christopher Hitchens

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I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy. – Shimon Peres

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Why shouldnt rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess its this old idea of containment – that rappers, because theyre black, cant and shouldnt aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence. – Saul Williams

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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. – African Proverb

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I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American. – George McGovern

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In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the 8 hours when we stop killing each other and gratutious over eating is encouraged so that the starving and other people in the world can die! – Lloyd Kaufman

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Ones happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels. – Liberty Hyde Bailey

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I just trust people and they sense everythings gonna be alright. – Gregory Corso

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Concentrating to within an inch of your life on the pre-flight safety briefing, to compensate for those ignoring it. – Rob Temple, @SoVeryBritish (Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourse

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