Letters to a Young Contrarian: Chapter 5

In this chapter, Hitchens writes, "In an average day, you may well be confronted with some species of bullying or bigotry, or some ill-phrased appeal to the general will, or some pretty abuse of authority. If you have a political loyalty, you may be offered a shady reason for agreeing to a lie or a half-truth that serves some short-term purpose. Everybody devises tactics for getting through such moments; try behaving "as if" they need not to be tolerates are are not inevitable". This stands out as good advice because excuses will be made for reasoning. You should keep true and stick to your beliefs.