The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.
NOAM CHOMSKYHistory shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
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The 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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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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Sometimes I lose my temper.
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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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One of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson’s investment theory of politics, as he calls it – very outstanding political economist – which essentially.
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By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.
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The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.
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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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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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I would appear on Fox News more easily than I would NPR.
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It could be – and it has been argued, in my view rather plausibly, though neuroscientists don’t like it – that neuroscience for the last couple hundred years has been on the wrong track.
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A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.
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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 stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are ‘among the most unspeakable crimes in history.
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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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