Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.
NOAM CHOMSKYWanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need for liberty, diversity, and free association.
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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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Markets are lethal, if only because of ignoring externalities, the impacts of their transactions on the environment.
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The polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as a consequence. And there are other policy issues that came to the fore, which are significant.
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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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Unlike Europe, China can’t be intimidated. Europe backs down if the United States looks at it the wrong way.
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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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History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
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You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.
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Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt.
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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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There’s a lot of fuss on the Left about election irregularities, like, you know, the voting machines were tampered with, they didn’t count the votes right, and so on.
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Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.
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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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Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections.
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