The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of histo…

Christopher Hitchens
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The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one. It involves, if it does not necessitate, the sleep of reason. There is no escape from anxiety and struggle. ✨ Christopher Hitchens (2012). Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays, p.65, Atlantic Books Ltd
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