The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things.
NOAM CHOMSKYGovernments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves.
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Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied.
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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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It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‘least advanced’ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us.
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You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.
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States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
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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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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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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
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The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.
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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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It’s dangerous when people are willing to give up their privacy.
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But China, they’ve been there for 3,000 years and are paying no attention to the barbarians and don’t see any need to.
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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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