In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe Oslo Accords in 1993 determined that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are a single territorial entity which cannot be divided.
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I would appear on Fox News more easily than I would NPR.
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Even the most cynical can hardly be surprised by the antics of Nixon and his accomplices as they are gradually revealed.
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Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
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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.
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The childcare tax credit makes some sense.
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Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense.
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Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.
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Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic.
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Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the Obama administration, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project.
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When you look at a corporation, just like when you look at a slave owner, you want to distinguish between the institution and the individual.
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I didn’t pay my taxes for years.
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The 1950s and 1960s had been a period of enormous growth, the highest in American history, maybe in economic history.
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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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Sometimes I lose my temper.
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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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