Fidel Castro, whatever people may think of him, is a hero in Latin America, primarily because he stood up to the United States.
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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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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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It’s a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided.
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There are two problems for our species’ survival – nuclear war and environmental catastrophe – and we’re hurtling towards them. Knowingly.
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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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States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
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Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves.
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Immediately, the United States and Israel set about separating the two and making sure that they would not be united.
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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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Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.
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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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Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions.
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Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way.
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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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The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.
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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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There’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy.
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Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
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That’s all accurate and of some importance, but of far more importance is the fact that elections just don’t take place, not in any meaningful sense of the term ‘election.’
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Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter attacks, really bitter, the U.S. steps in and blocks it.
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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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The United States is afraid of China; it is not a military threat to anyone and is the least aggressive of all the major military powers.
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I don’t join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn’t have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying child in Heaven – that’s none of my business, ultimately. I won’t lecture her on the philosophy of science.
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The leading figure in the American Cold War scholarship, a professor at Yale.
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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 followed international law and treaty obligations. It collected evidence, brought the evidence to the highest existing tribunal, the International Court of Justice, and received a verdict – which, of course, the U.S. dismissed with contempt.
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