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Noam Chomsky Quotes

The more privilege you have, the more opportunity you have. The more opportunity you have, the more responsibility you have Picture Quote #1

The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them Picture Quote #1

Anyone who studies declassified documents soon becomes aware that government secrecy is largely an effort to protect policy makers from scrutiny by citizens, not to protect the country from enemies Picture Quote #1

If something is repeated over and over as obvious, the chances are that it is obviously false Picture Quote #1

Boards of directors are allowed to work together, so are banks and investors and corporations in alliances with one another and with powerful states. That’s just fine. It’s just the poor who aren’t supposed to cooperate Picture Quote #1

The press is owned by wealthy men who only want certain things to reach the public Picture Quote #1

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My own concern is primarily the terror and violence carried out by my own state... It is very easy to denounce the atrocities of someone else. That has about as much ethical value as denouncing atrocities that took place in the 18th century Picture Quote #1

A basic principal of modern state capitalism is that costs and risks are socialized to the extent possible, while profit is privatized Picture Quote #1

The world is a very puzzling place. If you’re not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else’s mind Picture Quote #1

The government has a defect: it’s potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they’re pure tyrannies Picture Quote #1

Technology is usually fairly neutral. It’s like a hammer, which can be used to build a house or to destroy someone’s home. The hammer doesn’t care. It is almost always up to us to determine whether the technology is good or bad Picture Quote #1

Modern science and technology can relieve men of the necessity for specialized, imbecile labor. They may, in principle, provide the basis for a rational social order based on free association and democratic control, if we have the will to create it Picture Quote #1

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Technology is basically neutral. It’s kind of like a hammer. The hammer doesn’t care whether you use it to build a house, or whether a torturer uses it to crush somebody’s skull Picture Quote #1

There is no western concern for issues of aggression, atrocities, human rights abuses and so on if there’s a profit to be made from them Picture Quote #1

That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital Picture Quote #1

On abortion: We are talking about ambiguous issues of a complicated kind where you have to balance conflicting interests and concerns Picture Quote #1

I think there is a good reason why the propaganda system works that way. It recognizes that the public will not support the actual policies. Therefore it is important to prevent any knowledge or understanding of them Picture Quote #1

Policy is largely set by economic elites and organized groups representing business interests with little concern for public attitudes or public safety, as long as the public remains passive and obedient Picture Quote #1

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Freedom without opportunity is a devil’s gift, and the refusal to provide such opportunities is criminal Picture Quote #1

Democracy was regarded as entering into a crisis in the 1960s. The crisis was that large segments of the population were becoming organized and active and trying to participate in the political arena Picture Quote #1

Hypocrites are those who apply to others the standards that they refuse to accept for themselves Picture Quote #1

People are dangerous. If they’re able to involve themselves in issues that matter, they may change the distribution of power, to the detriment of those who are rich and privileged Picture Quote #1

It is only in folk tales, children’s stories, and the journals of intellectual opinion that power is used wisely and well to destroy evil. The real world teaches very different lessons, and it takes willful and dedicated ignorance to fail to perceive them Picture Quote #1

One might ask why tobacco is legal and marijuana not. A possible answer is suggested by the nature of the crop. Marijuana can be grown almost anywhere, with little difficulty. It might not be easily marketable by major corporations. Tobacco is quite another story Picture Quote #1

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Suppose that humans happen to be so constructed that they desire the opportunity for freely undertaken productive work. Suppose that they want to be free from the meddling of technocrats and commissars, bankers and tycoons, mad bombers who engage in psychological tests of will with peasants defending their homes, behavioral scientists who can’t tell a pigeon from a poet, or anyone else who tries to wish freedom and dignity out of existence or beat them into oblivion Picture Quote #1

We can imagine a society in which no one could survive as a social being because it does not correspond to biologically determined perceptions and human social needs. For historical reasons, existing societies might have such properties, leading to various forms of pathology Picture Quote #1

When I was a college student and I got interested in linguistics the concern among students was, this is a lot of fun, but after we have done a structural analysis of every language in the world what’s left? It was assumed there were basically no puzzles Picture Quote #1

Our ignorance can be divided into problems and mysteries. When we face a problem, we may not know its solution, but we have insight, increasing knowledge, and an inkling of what we are looking for. When we face a mystery, however, we can only stare in wonder and bewilderment, not knowing what an explanation would even look like Picture Quote #1

I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom Picture Quote #1

If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, then there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world Picture Quote #1

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The more privilege you have, the more opportunity you have. The more opportunity you have, the more responsibility you have (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The general public are not even aware of major decisions that will determine their fate, hence are in no position to influence them (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Anyone who studies declassified documents soon becomes aware that government secrecy is largely an effort to protect policy makers from scrutiny by citizens, not to protect the country from enemies (Noam Chomsky Quotes) If something is repeated over and over as obvious, the chances are that it is obviously false (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Boards of directors are allowed to work together, so are banks and investors and corporations in alliances with one another and with powerful states. That’s just fine. It’s just the poor who aren’t supposed to cooperate (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The press is owned by wealthy men who only want certain things to reach the public (Noam Chomsky Quotes) My own concern is primarily the terror and violence carried out by my own state... It is very easy to denounce the atrocities of someone else. That has about as much ethical value as denouncing atrocities that took place in the 18th century (Noam Chomsky Quotes) A basic principal of modern state capitalism is that costs and risks are socialized to the extent possible, while profit is privatized (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The world is a very puzzling place. If you’re not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else’s mind (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The government has a defect: it’s potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they’re pure tyrannies (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Technology is usually fairly neutral. It’s like a hammer, which can be used to build a house or to destroy someone’s home. The hammer doesn’t care. It is almost always up to us to determine whether the technology is good or bad (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Modern science and technology can relieve men of the necessity for specialized, imbecile labor. They may, in principle, provide the basis for a rational social order based on free association and democratic control, if we have the will to create it (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Technology is basically neutral. It’s kind of like a hammer. The hammer doesn’t care whether you use it to build a house, or whether a torturer uses it to crush somebody’s skull (Noam Chomsky Quotes) There is no western concern for issues of aggression, atrocities, human rights abuses and so on if there’s a profit to be made from them (Noam Chomsky Quotes) That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital (Noam Chomsky Quotes) On abortion: We are talking about ambiguous issues of a complicated kind where you have to balance conflicting interests and concerns (Noam Chomsky Quotes) I think there is a good reason why the propaganda system works that way. It recognizes that the public will not support the actual policies. Therefore it is important to prevent any knowledge or understanding of them (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Policy is largely set by economic elites and organized groups representing business interests with little concern for public attitudes or public safety, as long as the public remains passive and obedient (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Freedom without opportunity is a devil’s gift, and the refusal to provide such opportunities is criminal (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Democracy was regarded as entering into a crisis in the 1960s. The crisis was that large segments of the population were becoming organized and active and trying to participate in the political arena (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Hypocrites are those who apply to others the standards that they refuse to accept for themselves (Noam Chomsky Quotes) People are dangerous. If they’re able to involve themselves in issues that matter, they may change the distribution of power, to the detriment of those who are rich and privileged (Noam Chomsky Quotes) It is only in folk tales, children’s stories, and the journals of intellectual opinion that power is used wisely and well to destroy evil. The real world teaches very different lessons, and it takes willful and dedicated ignorance to fail to perceive them (Noam Chomsky Quotes) One might ask why tobacco is legal and marijuana not. A possible answer is suggested by the nature of the crop. Marijuana can be grown almost anywhere, with little difficulty. It might not be easily marketable by major corporations. Tobacco is quite another story (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Suppose that humans happen to be so constructed that they desire the opportunity for freely undertaken productive work. Suppose that they want to be free from the meddling of technocrats and commissars, bankers and tycoons, mad bombers who engage in psychological tests of will with peasants defending their homes, behavioral scientists who can’t tell a pigeon from a poet, or anyone else who tries to wish freedom and dignity out of existence or beat them into oblivion (Noam Chomsky Quotes) We can imagine a society in which no one could survive as a social being because it does not correspond to biologically determined perceptions and human social needs. For historical reasons, existing societies might have such properties, leading to various forms of pathology (Noam Chomsky Quotes) When I was a college student and I got interested in linguistics the concern among students was, this is a lot of fun, but after we have done a structural analysis of every language in the world what’s left? It was assumed there were basically no puzzles (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Our ignorance can be divided into problems and mysteries. When we face a problem, we may not know its solution, but we have insight, increasing knowledge, and an inkling of what we are looking for. When we face a mystery, however, we can only stare in wonder and bewilderment, not knowing what an explanation would even look like (Noam Chomsky Quotes) I think it only makes sense to seek out and identify structures of authority, hierarchy, and domination in every aspect of life, and to challenge them; unless a justification for them can be given, they are illegitimate, and should be dismantled, to increase the scope of human freedom (Noam Chomsky Quotes) If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, then there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world (Noam Chomsky Quotes)

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