In the race by so-called intellectuals to cash in on the untapped niche market of the current chaotic Atheist movement worldwide, Chris Hitchens captured his share of the gelt in that market.
His talents and classical British education were of course wasted on American culture. But here is where the money was for this polished wordsmithy.
Some quotes from a legacy already melting quickly away into the woodwork.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2011/1216/10-of-the-more-memorable-quotes-from-journalist-and-author-Christopher-Hitchens/Hitchens-on-George-W.-Bush
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