NATO was constructed on the – with the reason, whether one believes it or not, that it was going to defend Western Europe from Russian assault.
NOAM CHOMSKYThere’s never been anything like the so-called Vietnam Syndrome: it’s mostly a fabrication.
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Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions.
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
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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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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for 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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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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The Federal Reserve has an official commitment to two different policies. One is to prevent inflation from getting too high. The second is to maintain high employment.
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The European Central Bank has only the first. It has no commitment to keep employment up.
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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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Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.
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Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy.
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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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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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On the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
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