The secular State is the guarantee of religious pluralism. This apparent paradox, again, is the simplest and most elegant of political truths.

Christopher Hitchens

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Original Citation

Hitchens, Christopher: "Ireland: 'We Ourselves': Suffering, Faith and Redemption." Critical Quarterly, Spring 1998.

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Current Citation

Hitchens, Christopher. "Ireland." Unacknowledged Legislation: Writers in the Public Sphere. Verso, 2000, pt. 1.

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A quote by Christopher Hitchens about freedom of religion: “The secular State is the guarantee of religious…”

A quote by Christopher Hitchens about freedom of religion: “The secular State is the guarantee of religious…”

A quote by Christopher Hitchens about freedom of religion: “The secular State is the guarantee of religious…”