2003-invasion-of-iraq Quote by Christopher Hitchens

“In a victory speech, I always like to thank the opposition, because without their help and stupidity, I couldn’t have won.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

“I feel everyone should take a moment and have a little more appreciation for what we do have in this country and for the…

— Noah Galloway

“All this had already given us an inkling of what the new regime was about. There was still some hope, however. There is always…

— Reinaldo Arenas

“In a victory speech, I like to thank the opposition, because without their help, I couldn’t have won.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Neither triumphalism, condemnation, nor apology does intellectual or emotional justice to the brute reality of this savage war, the outcome of which could not…

— James D. Hornfischer

“...to experience a furious disillusionment with ‘conventional’ politics, a bit young to be so cynical and so superior, you may think. My reply is…

— Christopher Hitchens

“Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.”

— Doug Stanhope

“There are no lasting victories in politics, there is only the remorseless grinding forward of events.”

— Robert Harris

“Look at us, won't you? We are nation of glorious cowards, ready to battle any evil but our own.”

— Chris Cleave

“What I do want people to remember is the fact that the movement around the demand for my freedom was victorious. It was a…

— Angela Y. Davis

“Those who are brave, are the greatest cowards of all. For they fear failure.”

— James Miller

“I absolutely hate the way the United States glorifies its military and its wars. Real heroes fight for peace.”

— Michel Templet