The leading figure in the American Cold War scholarship, a professor at Yale.
NOAM CHOMSKYThere’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy.
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The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.
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As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.
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I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog.
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The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.
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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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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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They come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they’re rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger.
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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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While the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.
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Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.
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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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The elections are run by the same industries that sell toothpaste on television.
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Dissident intellectuals aren’t all beautiful.
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States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions.
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By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.
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