“The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.”
History
“I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere.”
PowerAll Quotes by Noam Chomsky
“The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.”
Education“If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.”
Amazing“Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.”
War“Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic to them, just as every other organism does. That's human nature.”
Nature“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. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.”
Business“The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.”
Fear“In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society.”
Freedom“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.”
Imagination“I remember at the age of five travelling on a trolley car with my mother past a group of women on a picket line at a textile plant, seeing them being viciously beaten by security people. So that kind of thing stayed with me.”
Age“The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.”
History“There are two problems for our species' survival - nuclear war and environmental catastrophe - and we're hurtling towards them. Knowingly.”
Environmental“Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy.”
Power“The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.”
Power“I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere.”
Power“In the late 1990s, some of the worst terrorist atrocities in the world were what the Turkish government itself called state terror, namely massive atrocities, 80 percent of the arms coming from the United States, millions of refugees, tens of thousands of people killed, hideous repression, that's international terror, and we can go on and on.”
Government“Real popular culture is folk art - coalminers' songs and so forth.”
Art“The government of Israel doesn't like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.”
Government“Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony.”
Fear“The 'anti-globalisation movement' is the most significant proponent of globalisation - but in the interests of people, not concentrations of state-private power.”
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