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What better way for a ruling class to claim and hold power than to pose as the defenders of the nation.

Christopher Hitchens (2008). “Thomas Paine's Rights of Man”, p.11, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

I think religion should be treated with ridicule, hatred and contempt, and I claim that right.

"What Evangelicals and Atheists Have in Common" by Skye Jethani, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 23, 2010.

Democrats all claim they'll get rough with the terrorists, but they can't even face Brit Hume.

"No Wonder They're Afraid of Brit Hume" by Ann Coulter, townhall.com. May 3, 2007.

Whose is it, do you think?" I say finally. "No telling," says Finnick. "Why don't we let Peeta claim it, since he died today?

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.292, Scholastic Inc.

Faith is making claims to victory before it is achieved.

Robert H. Schuller (1988). “Living Positively One Day at a Time”, Berkley

If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.

"The dark side of religion". Essay by Morris Raphael Cohen published in "Religion from Tolstoy to Camus" edited by Walter Kaufmann (p. 294), 1964.

Part of my soul I seek thee, and claim thee my other half

John Milton, “Paradise Lost, Book IV, [The Argument]”

Textbooks are written in an oracular monotone, so that they claim to be true and important.

"Oh What a Web Textbooks Weave…". Interview with Daniel Falcone, truthout.org. August 12, 2013.