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#1 I have become inured to being abused and misrepresented in the public prints. I attack and criticise people myself, and I have no right to expect lenience in return. I don’t care about reviews or notices.
#2 I was able to sue Henry Kissinger for defamation after he attacked me on television for being a denier of the Nazi Holocaust. I proved that what I said was true, whereas he could not.
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Insights on Christopher Hitchens's Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring)
Contents
Insights from Chapter 1
Insights from Chapter 2
Insights from Chapter 3
Insights from Chapter 4
Insights from Chapter 5
Insights from Chapter 6
Insights from Chapter 7
Insights from Chapter 8
Insights from Chapter 9
Insights from Chapter 10
Insights from Chapter 11
Insights from Chapter 12
Insights from Chapter 13
Insights from Chapter 14
Insights from Chapter 15
Insights from Chapter 16
Insights from Chapter 17
Insights from Chapter 18
Insights from Chapter 1
#1
I have become inured to being abused and misrepresented in the public prints. I attack and criticise people myself, and I have no right to expect lenience in return. I don’t care about reviews or notices.
#2
I was able to sue Henry Kissinger for defamation after he attacked me on television for being a denier of the Nazi Holocaust. I proved that what I said was true, whereas
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