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.
NOAM CHOMSKYSome 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.
NOAM CHOMSKYLanguage 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 is also a course of action that strikes a blow against the regime of international order, but which offers the weak at least some protection from predatory states.
NOAM CHOMSKYI 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.
NOAM CHOMSKYNATO’s essentially run by the United States.
NOAM CHOMSKYIt matters little, at this point, where the exact truth lies in the maze of perjury, evasion, and of contempt for the normal – hardly inspiring – standards of political conduct.
NOAM CHOMSKYGovernments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be – protect themselves.
NOAM CHOMSKYNow that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.
NOAM CHOMSKYYou have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don’t have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.
NOAM CHOMSKYTwo days after the Boston marathon bombings, there was a drone strike in Yemen attacking a peaceful village, which killed a target who could very easily have been apprehended. But, of course, it is just easier to terrorise people.
NOAM CHOMSKYEven the most cynical can hardly be surprised by the antics of Nixon and his accomplices as they are gradually revealed.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe money in politics is a cash cow for the media.
NOAM CHOMSKYWhat happened in the missile crisis in October 1962 has been prettified to make it look as if acts of courage and thoughtfulness abounded.
NOAM CHOMSKYDeath and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense.
NOAM CHOMSKYThe Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things.
NOAM CHOMSKY