Christopher Hitchens - Now, I have always wanted to agree with Lady Bracknell...

Now, I have always wanted to agree with Lady Bracknell that there is no earthly use for the upper and lower classes unless they set each other a good example. But I shouldn't pretend that the consensus itself was any of my concern. It was absurd and slightly despicable, in the first decade of Thatcher and Reagan, to hear former and actual radicals intone piously against 'the politics of confrontation.' I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive.

Christopher Hitchens

They Said So®

Christopher Hitchens Quotes

;

Now, I have always wanted to agree with Lady Bracknell that there is no earthly use for the upper and lower classes unless they set each other a good example. But I shouldn't pretend that the consensus itself was any of my concern. It was absurd and slightly despicable, in the first decade of Thatcher and Reagan, to hear former and actual radicals intone piously against 'the politics of confrontation.' I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive. Christopher Hitchens

They Said So®

Keywords

wanted agree lady bracknell earthly upper lower classes set good pretend consensus concern absurd slightly despicable decade thatcher reagan hear actual radicals intone piously ' politics confrontation suppose collection point desire individual idea alive

Explore other Authors

Jhumpa Lahiri

Angela Ruggiero

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Adrienne Rich

Jerzy Kosinski

Cliff Richard

Mark Z. Danielewski

Augusten Burroughs

Eliezer Yudkowsky

Seamus Heaney

Tom Cruise

Peggy Noonan

If you are using this quote in any webpage , printmedia or any other places please use the following methods to cite this quotation.

MLA Style Citation

"A quote by Christopher Hitchens" theysaidso.com, 2024. Apr 20, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-now-i-have-always-wanted-to-agree-with-lady-bracknell-that

APA Style Citation

"A quote by Christopher Hitchens" (n.d.). theysaidso.com. Retrieved Apr 20, 2024, from theysaidso.com web site : https://theysaidso.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-now-i-have-always-wanted-to-agree-with-lady-bracknell-that

Chicago Style Citation

"A quote by Christopher Hitchens". theysaidso.com, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/christopher-hitchens-now-i-have-always-wanted-to-agree-with-lady-bracknell-that , accessed Apr 20, 2024.

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

There are no comments yet.