The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
NOAM CHOMSKYIf we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.
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If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.
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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 invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.
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I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are ‘among the most unspeakable crimes in history.
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I took no position on just where they stand on the scale of horrors relative to Auschwitz, the bombing of Chungking, Lidice, and so on.
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But I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.
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Remember, weapons of mass destruction don’t mean missiles.
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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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Civil disobedience is – it’s no fun.
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Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.
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It is pretty ironic that the so-called ‘least advanced’ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us.
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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.
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History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.
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There’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy.
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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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