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“Indifferent to truth, willing to use police-state tactics and vulgar libels against inconvenient witnesses, hopeless on health care, and flippant and fast and loose with national security: The case against Hillary Clinton for president is open-and-shut. Of course, against all these considerations…” quote by Christopher Hitchens
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““Indifferent to truth, willing to use police-state tactics and vulgar libels against inconvenient witnesses, hopeless on health care, and flippant and fast and loose with national security: The case against Hillary Clinton for president is open-and-shut. Of course, against all these considerations you might prefer the newly fashionable and more media-weighty notion that if you don't show her enough appreciation, and after all she's done for us, she may cry.””

Christopher Hitchens

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

The author criticizes a political figure for alleged abuses, using strong language to argue that her actions are indefensible.

In simple terms: Criticizes political misconduct.

Key Takeaway

Question authority and demand accountability.

Themes

politics ethics accountability

Mood

critical skeptical

Type

political analytical

When to use this quote

  • voting decisions
  • public discourse
  • policy analysis

Key Concepts

corruption media bias national security

Questions to Reflect On

  • What evidence supports these claims?
  • How can citizens hold leaders accountable?
A Different Perspective

The argument may oversimplify complex political realities.

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