When people have tried everything and have discovered that nothing works, they will tend to revert to what they know best-which will often be the tribe, the totem, or the taboo. (Christopher Hitchens)

When people have tried everything and have discovered that nothing works, they will tend to revert to what they know best-which will often be the tribe, the totem, or the taboo.

Christopher Hitchens

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