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.
NOAM CHOMSKYThere’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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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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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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John Lewis Gaddis is not only the favorite historian of the Reagan administration, but he’s regarded as the dean of Cold War scholarship.
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The truth is, I have absolutely no professional credentials – literally, which is why I’m teaching at MIT.
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Now that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.
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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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Remember, weapons of mass destruction don’t mean missiles.
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States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
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If you’re working 50 hours a week to try to maintain family income, and your children have the kinds of aspirations that come from being flooded with television from age one, and associations have declined, people end up hopeless, even though they have every option.
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Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
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If you don’t like what someone has to say, argue with them.
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Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.
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Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
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While the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.
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Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
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