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Noam Chomsky Quotes

The crimes against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and elsewhere, particularly Lebanon, are so shocking that the only emotionally valid reaction is rage and a call for extreme actions. But that does not help the victims. And, in fact, it’s likely to harm them Picture Quote #1

Judge Afiuni has suffered enough. She has been subject to acts of violence and humiliations to undermine her human dignity. I am convinced that she must be set free Picture Quote #1

The greatest progress is in the sciences that study the simplest systems. So take, say, physics - greatest progress there. But one of the reasons is that the physicists have an advantage that no other branch of sciences has. If something gets too complicated, they hand it to someone else Picture Quote #1

Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more voting rights. So that’s African Americans Picture Quote #1

The Irish were treated horribly, even here in Boston. For example, in the late nineteenth century they were treated pretty much like African Americans. You could find signs here in Boston in the restaurants saying No dogs and Irish Picture Quote #1

The murder of Lumumba, in which the U.S. was involved, in the Congo destroyed Africa’s major hope for development. Congo is now total horror story, for years Picture Quote #1

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After my first year of college, each course I took in every field was so boring that I didn’t even go to the classes Picture Quote #1

For a while, after the Second World War, when there was strong support for labor, this was done subtly Picture Quote #1

One can neither agree nor disagree with a terminological proposal, as long as it is clear that it is just that: terminological Picture Quote #1

The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free economic system - at least not in the way that is claimed. The same is true of the roads, of course Picture Quote #1

Today, we have private airline companies, but if you take a look at a Boeing plane next time you travel, you’ll see that you are basically taking a ride on a modified bomber Picture Quote #1

The U.S. - the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that’s hardly even a joke. The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan Picture Quote #1

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The United States is a violent military state. It’s been involved in military action all over the place Picture Quote #1

The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents Picture Quote #1

Since the civil war in Laos was resumed in earnest in 1963, American participation has been veiled in secrecy Picture Quote #1

When Reagan left office, he was the most unpopular living president, apart from Nixon, even below Carter. If you look at his years in office, he was not particularly popular. He was more or less average. He severely harmed the American economy Picture Quote #1

Withdrawal of American troops must be a unilateral act, as the invasion of Vietnam by the American government was a unilateral act in the first place Picture Quote #1

The 1950s and 1960s had been a period of enormous growth, the highest in American history, maybe in economic history Picture Quote #1

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American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898 Picture Quote #1

It is familiar to mainstream academic scholarship. One very prominent political scientist, in his standard text American Politics 20 years ago, observes that The architects of power in the United States must create a force that can be felt but not seen Picture Quote #1

If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged Picture Quote #1

The American Revolution was a small part of a major world war going on between France and England, so the French intervened and that was a big factor, but the domestic contribution was basically guerrilla warfare Picture Quote #1

There are cases - for example, the American Revolution. George Washington’s army lost just about every battle with the British, who had a much better army. The war was basically won by guerrilla forces that managed to undermine the British occupation Picture Quote #1

There are very interesting books about these events, for instance one by a very well-known American historian named William R. Polk called Violent Politics. It’s a record of what are basically guerrilla wars from the American Revolution right up through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Picture Quote #1

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There’s very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction - that is, the hatred and the anger - they come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they’re rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger Picture Quote #1

Today, aid to Colombia is given under the pretext of a drug war. That’s pretty hard to take seriously. Ten years ago, Amnesty International flatly called it a myth Picture Quote #1

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. Now that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist Picture Quote #1

That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital Picture Quote #1

When I was growing up in the 1930s and 40s anti-Semitism was rampant. It wasn’t like Nazi Germany but it was pretty serious - it was part of life Picture Quote #1

On October 15, 1965, an estimated 70,000 people took part in large-scale anti-war demonstrations Picture Quote #1

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The crimes against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories and elsewhere, particularly Lebanon, are so shocking that the only emotionally valid reaction is rage and a call for extreme actions. But that does not help the victims. And, in fact, it’s likely to harm them (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Judge Afiuni has suffered enough. She has been subject to acts of violence and humiliations to undermine her human dignity. I am convinced that she must be set free. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The greatest progress is in the sciences that study the simplest systems. So take, say, physics - greatest progress there. But one of the reasons is that the physicists have an advantage that no other branch of sciences has. If something gets too complicated, they hand it to someone else. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more voting rights. So that’s African Americans. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The Irish were treated horribly, even here in Boston. For example, in the late nineteenth century they were treated pretty much like African Americans. You could find signs here in Boston in the restaurants saying No dogs and Irish. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The murder of Lumumba, in which the U.S. was involved, in the Congo destroyed Africa’s major hope for development. Congo is now total horror story, for years. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) After my first year of college, each course I took in every field was so boring that I didn’t even go to the classes. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) For a while, after the Second World War, when there was strong support for labor, this was done subtly. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) One can neither agree nor disagree with a terminological proposal, as long as it is clear that it is just that: terminological. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free economic system - at least not in the way that is claimed. The same is true of the roads, of course. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Today, we have private airline companies, but if you take a look at a Boeing plane next time you travel, you’ll see that you are basically taking a ride on a modified bomber. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The U.S. - the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that’s hardly even a joke. The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The United States is a violent military state. It’s been involved in military action all over the place. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Since the civil war in Laos was resumed in earnest in 1963, American participation has been veiled in secrecy. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) When Reagan left office, he was the most unpopular living president, apart from Nixon, even below Carter. If you look at his years in office, he was not particularly popular. He was more or less average. He severely harmed the American economy. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Withdrawal of American troops must be a unilateral act, as the invasion of Vietnam by the American government was a unilateral act in the first place. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The 1950s and 1960s had been a period of enormous growth, the highest in American history, maybe in economic history. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898 (Noam Chomsky Quotes) It is familiar to mainstream academic scholarship. One very prominent political scientist, in his standard text American Politics 20 years ago, observes that The architects of power in the United States must create a force that can be felt but not seen. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The American Revolution was a small part of a major world war going on between France and England, so the French intervened and that was a big factor, but the domestic contribution was basically guerrilla warfare. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) There are cases - for example, the American Revolution. George Washington’s army lost just about every battle with the British, who had a much better army. The war was basically won by guerrilla forces that managed to undermine the British occupation. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) There are very interesting books about these events, for instance one by a very well-known American historian named William R. Polk called Violent Politics. It’s a record of what are basically guerrilla wars from the American Revolution right up through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) There’s very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction - that is, the hatred and the anger - they come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they’re rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Today, aid to Colombia is given under the pretext of a drug war. That’s pretty hard to take seriously. Ten years ago, Amnesty International flatly called it a myth. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) 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. Now that’s so deep in history that there’s no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) That’s the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) When I was growing up in the 1930s and 40s anti-Semitism was rampant. It wasn’t like Nazi Germany but it was pretty serious - it was part of life. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) On October 15, 1965, an estimated 70,000 people took part in large-scale anti-war demonstrations (Noam Chomsky Quotes)

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