Noam Chomsky Quotes

Nineteen sixty-eight was one exciting moment in a much larger movement. It spawned a whole range of movements.

Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy.

I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are ‘among the most unspeakable crimes in history.

Stability is when the U.K. and U.S. invade a country and impose the regime of their choice.

That’s why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them.

The drones are a terrorist weapon; they not only kill targets but also terrorise other people.

By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.

So slavery, for example, or other forms of tyranny, are inherently monstrous. The individuals participating in them may be the nicest guys you can imagine.

Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the cycle.

You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don’t have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.