The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things.
NOAM CHOMSKYAny dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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The probability of apocalypse soon cannot be realistically estimated, but it is surely too high for any sane person to contemplate with equanimity.
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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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The United States is afraid of China; it is not a military threat to anyone and is the least aggressive of all the major military powers.
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The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn’t pay his protection money.
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If you want to achieve something, you build the basis for it.
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Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt.
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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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Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.
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The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it’s hardly a traditional political party anymore.
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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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It 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.
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Death and genitals are things that frighten people, and when people are frightened, they develop means of concealment and aggression. It is common sense.
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Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.
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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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