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Bertrand Russell used to employ the method of "evidence against
interest"; in other words of deciding that a critique of capital
punishment, say, carried more weight if it came from a prison
governor. (My friend John O'Sullivan puts it like this: If the pope
says he believes in God, he's only doing his job; if he says he
doesn't believe in God, he may be on to something.)

Christopher Hitchens, "What Sharon Did," Slate,
		   2006-01-05
		   http://www.slate.com/id/2133839/

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