It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need for liberty, diversity, and free association.
NOAM CHOMSKYIt’s a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided.
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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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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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On the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
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Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
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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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Nationalism has a way of oppressing others.
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If you’re in favour of any policy – reform, revolution, stability, regression, whatever – if you’re at least minimally moral, it’s because you think it’s somehow good for people. And good for people means conforming to their fundamental nature.
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For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion and misrepresentation, ideology and class interest, through which the events of current history are presented to us.
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Unlike Europe, China can’t be intimidated. Europe backs down if the United States looks at it the wrong way.
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Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic.
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There’s very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction – that is, the hatred and the anger.
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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt.
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It 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.
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Markets are lethal, if only because of ignoring externalities, the impacts of their transactions on the environment.
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