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.
NOAM CHOMSKYIt’s dangerous when people are willing to give up their privacy.
More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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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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The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.
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The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.
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As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.
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You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.
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France had a policy, initiated by General de Gaulle, of trying to turn Europe into what was then called a ‘third force,’ independent of the two superpowers, so Europe should pursue an independent course.
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Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
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The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
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It’s a trap for the rest of your life because the laws are designed so that you can’t get out of it. If a business, say, gets in too much debt, it can declare bankruptcy, but individuals can almost never be relieved of student debt through bankruptcy.
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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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On the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
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A tremendous amount of the entrepreneurial initiative, if you want to call it that, comes from the dynamic state sector on which most of the economy relies to socialize costs and risks and privatize eventual profit. And that’s achieved by, if you like, advertising.
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I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog.
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Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves.
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Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
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