States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
NOAM CHOMSKYIn 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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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.
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Now that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
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As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.
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Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections.
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It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‘least advanced’ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us.
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They come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they’re rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger.
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The European Central Bank has only the first. It has no commitment to keep employment up.
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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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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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Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
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There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, ‘That person I see is a savage monster;’ instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.
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The truth is, I have absolutely no professional credentials – literally, which is why I’m teaching at MIT.
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In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
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