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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.
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The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.
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Some may remember, if you have good memories, that there used to be a concept in Anglo-American law called a presumption of innocence, innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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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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So slavery, for example, or other forms of tyranny, are inherently monstrous. The individuals participating in them may be the nicest guys you can imagine.
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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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Nationalism has a way of oppressing others.
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Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.
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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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In the academic world, most of the work that is done is clerical. A lot of the work done by professors is routine.
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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.
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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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Remember, weapons of mass destruction don’t mean missiles.
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Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic.
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If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.
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