The United States and Britain loved him. He was supported until the last minute.
NOAM CHOMSKYYou 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.
More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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But I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.
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The probability of apocalypse soon cannot be realistically estimated, but it is surely too high for any sane person to contemplate with equanimity.
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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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Romania, which had the worst dictator in Eastern Europe, Ceausescu, he was a darling of the West.
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Immediately, the United States and Israel set about separating the two and making sure that they would not be united.
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There’s never been anything like the so-called Vietnam Syndrome: it’s mostly a fabrication.
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You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.
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Nineteen sixty-eight was one exciting moment in a much larger movement. It spawned a whole range of movements.
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A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.
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Once the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union was beginning to collapse, that reason was gone. So, first question: why does NATO exist?
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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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The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.
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I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog.
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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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I do not think psychoanalysis has a scientific basis. If we can’t explain why a cockroach decides to turn left, how can we explain why a human being decides to do something?
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