Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied.
NOAM CHOMSKYRomania, which had the worst dictator in Eastern Europe, Ceausescu, he was a darling of the West.
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Libertarian socialism is properly to be regarded as the inheritor of the liberal ideals of the Enlightenment.
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What happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded.
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It is also a course of action that strikes a blow against the regime of international order, but which offers the weak at least some protection from predatory states.
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There are two problems for our species’ survival – nuclear war and environmental catastrophe – and we’re hurtling towards them. Knowingly.
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If you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.
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The drones are a terrorist weapon; they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.
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Markets are lethal, if only because of ignoring externalities, the impacts of their transactions on the environment.
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Two days after the Boston marathon bombings, there was a drone strike in Yemen attacking a peaceful village, which killed a target who could very easily have been apprehended. But, of course, it is just easier to terrorise people.
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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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Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
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The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
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If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.
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While the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.
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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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