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Royal Audience: 70 Years, 13 Presidents—One Queen's Special Relationship with America

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Early Novels & Stories: Go Tell It on the Mountain / Giovanni’s Room / Another Country / Going to Meet the Man

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The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism by Richard Dawkins

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when two opposite points of view are expressed with equal force, the truth does not necessarily lie midway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.

Michael’s Quotes

“Why don't you have a right to say you are Jesus? And why isn't the proper response to that "congratulations"?”
― Thomas Stephen Szasz

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“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

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“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”
― Christopher Hitchens, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever