Christopher Hitchens Quotes

One Must Avoid Snobbery And Misanthropy. But One Must Also Be Unafraid To Criticise Those Who Reach For The Lowest Common Denominator, And Who Sometimes Succeed In Finding It. This Criticism Would Be Effortless If There Were No "people" Waiting For Just Such An Appeal. Any Fool Can Lampoon A King Or A Bishop Or A Billionaire. A Trifle More Grit Is Required To Face Down A Mob, Or Even A Studio Audience That Has Decided It Knows What It Wants And Is Entitled To Get It. And The Fact That Kings And Bishops And Billionaires Often Have More Say Than Most In Forming Appetites And Emotions Of The Crowd Is Not Irrelevant, Either.

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