16-12-2011, 07:46 AM
Writer and social critic Christopher Hitchens has died of cancer:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/16...52786.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/16...52786.html
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Christopher Hitchens Dies
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16-12-2011, 11:12 AM
Poor bugger. Though I found his politics quite suspect I also enjoyed much of his writings.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her. “I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation. 
16-12-2011, 12:14 PM
Magda Hassan Wrote:Poor bugger. Though I found his politics quite suspect I also enjoyed much of his writings. At best, his political thoughts were a very mixed 'bag'.....on some issues I agreed with him; on others we were at opposite ends - this is not too usual. Further, his ideas, ideals and values changed over time. To his credit, he never turned away from a good argument and forcefully expressing his own. He was a bit of an icon, whether good or ill. They are all from my generation slipping away, one by one.
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