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Browsing Quotes By Christopher Hitchens

  • It is very seldom that in debate any one of two evenly matched antagonists will succeed in actually convincing or converting the other. But it is equally seldom that, in a properly conducted argument, either antagonist will end up holding exactly the same position as that with which he began. Concessions, refinements, and adjustments will occur and each initial position will have undergone modification, even if it remains ostensibly the same.

    Speaker: Christopher Hitchens
    Source: Letters to a Young Contrarian
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    Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 3:40 PM
    Posted By: Puck
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    Tags: debate, discussion, thought

  • The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks but in how it thinks.

    Speaker: Christopher Hitchens
    Source: Letters to a Young Contrarian
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    1 (1 vote)
    Posted: 12 Jan 2014 at 3:34 PM
    Posted By: Puck
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    Tags: education, thought