“When I lived in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., I was rather proud that my landlord was almost the only African-American in my unofficially segregated neighbourhood (the other one was the adopted child of our admirable next-door neighbours).”

English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator

Peter Jonathan Hitchens is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, and commentator. He writes for The Mail on Sunday and has 105 quotes on this site. He worked as a foreign correspondent in both Moscow and Washington, D.C., and has also contributed to The Spectator, The American Conservative, The Guardian, First Things, Prospect, The Critic, and the New Statesman. His writing and commentary appear across politics and public affairs.