"Don't seek refuge in the false security of consensus"

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"Don't seek refuge in the false security of consensus"

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Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

Christopher Hitchens - Free Speech (2006) [HQ]

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In 2006, Christopher Hitchens was invited by the University of Toronto's Hart House Debating Club to voice his opinion on the subject of the evening's debate...

The mighty Hitch and one of his great orations. I often wonder what would he think of the world, such as it is, in 2024.

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