"With his vast array of geohistorical references and precedents, he is almost Google-like; but Google (with, say, its 10 million “results” in 0.7 seconds) is something of an idiot savant, and Christopher’s search engine is much more finely tuned. In debate, no matter what the motion, I would back him against Cicero, against Demosthenes."
— Amis on Hitchens: ‘He’s one of the most terrifying rhetoricians the world has seen’ | Books | The Observer
1:23 pm • 12 January 2012
