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" I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn't ever have to rely on the press for my information. "
Christopher Hitchens
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" Primate and elephant and even pig societies show considerable evidence of care for others, parent-child bonding, solidarity in the face of danger, and so on. "
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" I mean, what would I be doing if I couldn't write? But that fortunately hasn't proved to be the case and I can read any day. I still read a lot, and I can write any day, but much more slowly and fewer words. "
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" It's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends. "
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" Solidarity is an attitude of resistance, I suppose, or it should be. "
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