The role of dissident is not, and should not be, a claim of membership…

Christopher Hitchens
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The role of dissident is not, and should not be, a claim of membership in a communion of saints. In other words, the more fallible the mammal, the truer the example. ✨ Christopher Hitchens (2009). Letters to a Young Contrarian, p.94, Basic Books
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The role of dissident is not, and should not be, a claim of membership in a communion of saints. In other words, the more fallible the mammal, the truer the example. ✨ Christopher Hitchens (2009). Letters to a Young Contrarian, p.94, Basic Books

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