Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way.
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More Noam Chomsky Quotes
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Nationalism has a way of oppressing others.
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The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.
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Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the Obama administration, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project.
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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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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival.
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
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Immediately, the United States and Israel set about separating the two and making sure that they would not be united.
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When you look at a corporation, just like when you look at a slave owner, you want to distinguish between the institution and the individual.
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Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.
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You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an argument for it.
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In the academic world, most of the work that is done is clerical. A lot of the work done by professors is routine.
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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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Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
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Remember, weapons of mass destruction don’t mean missiles.
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You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.
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