The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.
NOAM CHOMSKYIf there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.
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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival.
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In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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That’s why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them.
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The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.
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By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.
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No matter what engineering field you’re in, you learn the same basic science and mathematics. And then maybe you learn a little bit about how to apply it.
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The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.
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If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.
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It’s a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can’t get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, but individuals can almost never be relieved of student debt through bankruptcy.
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Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter attacks, really bitter, the U.S. steps in and blocks it.
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There wouldn’t have been an international global solidarity movement, for instance, without the events of 1968. It was enormous, in terms of human rights, ethnic rights, a concern for the environment, too.
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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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In the US, there is basically one party – the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies.
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