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Noam Chomsky Quotes

Industrial production of meat makes a huge contribution to global warming Picture Quote #1

The world was warned of extremely severe dangers unless urgent steps are taken to deal with global warming Picture Quote #1

In a society that has very high concentration of capital in a narrow sector of the population, that’s going to influence everything in different ways Picture Quote #1

Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It’s something you have to find out for yourself Picture Quote #1

It is easier to go to the Internet than to go to the library, undoubtedly. But the shift from no libraries to the existence of libraries was a much greater shift than what we’ve seen with the Internet’s development Picture Quote #1

Language is one component of the human cognitive capacity which happens to be fairly amenable to enquiry. So we know a good deal about that Picture Quote #1

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The reason I am a political radical is that I work on syntax. If I worked on semantics (which in fact I do), I’d be a good Thatcherite Picture Quote #1

Science, as everyone knows, is responsible, moderate, unsentimental, and otherwise good Picture Quote #1

If you do a Google search, you will probably read a lot of stuff about how I am someone who wants to kill all the Jews and hates the United States Picture Quote #1

In fact, a rather striking aspect of business propaganda in the United States is the demonization of government, starting after the Second World War Picture Quote #1

Silicon Valley benefits, as all of industry, from highly protectionist policy - patent policies and things like that - which come out of the government Picture Quote #1

U.S. Government propaganda tries to give the impression that aerial bombardment achieves near-surgical accuracy, so that military targets can be destroyed with minimal effect on civilians. Technical documents give a different picture Picture Quote #1

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The country was founded on the principle that primary role of government is to protect property from the majority, and so it remains Picture Quote #1

You can see it in the worship of [Ronald] Reagan, which portrays him as somebody who saved us from government. Actually he was an apostle of big government Picture Quote #1

Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That’s why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them Picture Quote #1

I think that has a lot of dangers, as does government surveillance, which is way too high Picture Quote #1

Julian Assange shouldn’t be the subject of a grand jury hearing, he should be given a medal. He’s contributing to democracy Picture Quote #1

It is reported that about 30% of the world’s population is unemployed. That’s worse than the Great Depression, but it’s now an international phenomenon Picture Quote #1

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The freer the society gets, the more dangerous the great beast becomes and the more you have to be careful to cage it somehow Picture Quote #1

The printing press had a very liberatory effect that meant individuals - small groups could produce radical pamphlets - could use it for organizing Picture Quote #1

Don’t be obsessed with tactics but with purpose. Tactics have a half life Picture Quote #1

If workers are more insecure, that’s very ‘healthy’ for the society, because if workers are insecure, they won’t ask for wages, they won’t go on strike, they won’t call for benefits; they’ll serve the masters gladly and passively. And that’s optimal for corporations’ economic health Picture Quote #1

When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had at last won the Crusades and driven the pagans out of the Holy Land Picture Quote #1

I don’t think that experience is a very useful or convincing attribute for a sensible foreign policy. Henry Kissinger had a lot of experience Picture Quote #1

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Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions Picture Quote #1

For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion and misrepresentation, ideology and class interest, through which the events of current history are presented to us Picture Quote #1

Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it Picture Quote #1

Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world Picture Quote #1

States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions Picture Quote #1

Everyone's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's really an easy way: Stop participating in it Picture Quote #1

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Industrial production of meat makes a huge contribution to global warming (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The world was warned of extremely severe dangers unless urgent steps are taken to deal with global warming. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) In a society that has very high concentration of capital in a narrow sector of the population, that’s going to influence everything in different ways. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It’s something you have to find out for yourself. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) It is easier to go to the Internet than to go to the library, undoubtedly. But the shift from no libraries to the existence of libraries was a much greater shift than what we’ve seen with the Internet’s development. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Language is one component of the human cognitive capacity which happens to be fairly amenable to enquiry. So we know a good deal about that. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The reason I am a political radical is that I work on syntax. If I worked on semantics (which in fact I do), I’d be a good Thatcherite. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Science, as everyone knows, is responsible, moderate, unsentimental, and otherwise good (Noam Chomsky Quotes) If you do a Google search, you will probably read a lot of stuff about how I am someone who wants to kill all the Jews and hates the United States. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) In fact, a rather striking aspect of business propaganda in the United States is the demonization of government, starting after the Second World War. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Silicon Valley benefits, as all of industry, from highly protectionist policy - patent policies and things like that - which come out of the government. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) U.S. Government propaganda tries to give the impression that aerial bombardment achieves near-surgical accuracy, so that military targets can be destroyed with minimal effect on civilians. Technical documents give a different picture. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The country was founded on the principle that primary role of government is to protect property from the majority, and so it remains. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) You can see it in the worship of [Ronald] Reagan, which portrays him as somebody who saved us from government. Actually he was an apostle of big government. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That’s why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) I think that has a lot of dangers, as does government surveillance, which is way too high (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Julian Assange shouldn’t be the subject of a grand jury hearing, he should be given a medal. He’s contributing to democracy. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) It is reported that about 30% of the world’s population is unemployed. That’s worse than the Great Depression, but it’s now an international phenomenon. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The freer the society gets, the more dangerous the great beast becomes and the more you have to be careful to cage it somehow. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The printing press had a very liberatory effect that meant individuals - small groups could produce radical pamphlets - could use it for organizing. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Don’t be obsessed with tactics but with purpose. Tactics have a half life. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) If workers are more insecure, that’s very ‘healthy’ for the society, because if workers are insecure, they won’t ask for wages, they won’t go on strike, they won’t call for benefits; they’ll serve the masters gladly and passively. And that’s optimal for corporations’ economic health. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had at last won the Crusades and driven the pagans out of the Holy Land. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) I don’t think that experience is a very useful or convincing attribute for a sensible foreign policy. Henry Kissinger had a lot of experience. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion and misrepresentation, ideology and class interest, through which the events of current history are presented to us. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world (Noam Chomsky Quotes) States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Everyone's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's really an easy way: Stop participating in it (Noam Chomsky Quotes)

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