You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.
NOAM CHOMSKYBut I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.
More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.
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Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic.
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I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.
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It’s a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided.
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Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
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I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are ‘among the most unspeakable crimes in history.
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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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The U.S. – the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that’s hardly even a joke.
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If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.
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Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves.
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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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Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
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Some may remember, if you have good memories, that there used to be a concept in Anglo-American law called a presumption of innocence, innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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What happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded.
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Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.
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