I don’t join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn’t have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying child in Heaven – that’s none of my business, ultimately. I won’t lecture her on the philosophy of science.
NOAM CHOMSKYNineteen sixty-eight was one exciting moment in a much larger movement. It spawned a whole range of movements.
More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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Sometimes I lose my temper.
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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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There’s very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction – that is, the hatred and the anger.
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In the case of the environment, there’s no one to bail it out.
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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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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.
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The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.
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You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don’t have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.
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If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.
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Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves.
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The drones are a terrorist weapon; they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.
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Stability is when the U.K. and U.S. invade a country and impose the regime of their choice.
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There’s never been anything like the so-called Vietnam Syndrome: it’s mostly a fabrication.
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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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