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The 15 Most Memorable Christopher Hitchens Quotes

Whether you agreed with him or not, Christopher Hitchens had quite a way with words. So to commemorate the life of the essayist and polemicist, who died yesterday at the age of 62 following a long battle with cancer, here are 15 of Hitchens’ most controversial—and unforgettable—bon mots. posted on December 16, 2011 at 10:42am EST

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#15. he’s got 3 out of 4 right on that one.
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Christopher Hitchens tried his best to tell the truth as he saw it, not because he read it in a book or was taught how to see the world at a young age. He lived life with a clear vision and he tried to make sense of it, without pretext or delusion. I didn’t agree with everything he said or stood for but I did respect him for not backing down and letting the religious right feel they were truly justified. We are still living in a time where religion is in control of much of our lives. We shouldn’t forget that and we should admire someone who had the courage to stand up and face it instead of trying to ignore it and hope it just goes away.
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Certainly do not agree with everything he said but I loved the comment on dogs and cats and overrated things. Might have to check out God Is Not Great.
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… but they sure make for a fun picnic!
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Love him or hate him. At least he formed his OWN opinions, and had the balls to voice them. His catty wit will be missed by many.
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if you’re having asshole problems I feel bad for you son, 99 kunts still breathing but a hitch ain’t one.
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russells4 a year ago

#9 It didn’t extend his lifespan as much as quitting smoking would have done!
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glenchilada a year ago

I enjoyed Hitchens’ writing the most when the subject was literature. Whatever you think of his politics, his prose was beautiful.
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nanonanonano a year ago

Obama received a nobel peace prize cause he wasn’t a republican. that is all.
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aln2 a year ago

First I liked him, then, during the Bush administration, I didn’t like him. He became an apologist. Then, as he grew increasingly vocal against religion, I became a fan again. If only I could use the language so. Adios Hitch.
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multichampion a year ago

the first one took me a second but then i pissed my pants laughing
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Brian F. a year ago

You could have another 15 just about all the dumb shit he said, including everything he wrote about the smoking ban in New York City, which he thinks was Fascist. Sorry we don’t like cancer forced into our lungs, Hitch.
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Mike K. a year ago

Seems like number 9 didn’t pay off in the end if he died at 62
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Brian H. a year ago

I was never offended by his athiest views. He was thought provoking and made me think about why I believe in God. One of my favorite Hitchens quotes is:
“Afghanistan was the first country bombed out of a stone age.”
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Colter Langan a year ago

I am grateful for the man, if for nothing else than being the one to shine the flashlight into the fetid rathole that is Henry Kissinger. As for his take on organised religion, I never read a single thing he wrote or saw a thing he said that wasn’t, IMHO, true.
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deaddrift a year ago

He went to the grave claiming the war in Iraq was justified.
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kanger a year ago

Funny when Atheists can’t see how closely related they are to religious extremist.
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ianf5 a year ago

I love that you can assemble a group of quotes guaranteed to both amuse and piss just about everyone off at the same time.
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smg7320 a year ago

Totally agree about picnics; how is food better if its surrounded by dirt?
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