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Noam Chomsky Quotes

Anyone can be a moral individual, concerned with human rights and problems; but only a college professor, a trained expert, can solve technical problems by ‘sophisticated’ methods. Ergo, it is only problems of the latter sort that are important or real Picture Quote #1

When I was a college student and I got interested in linguistics the concern among students was, this is a lot of fun, but after we have done a structural analysis of every language in the world what’s left? It was assumed there were basically no puzzles Picture Quote #1

From the late 1940s, into and through the 50s, there developed a complex interaction between federal government, state and local government, real-estate interests, commercial interests and court decisions, which had the effect of undermining the mass transit system across the country Picture Quote #1

Women didn’t have rights. Under British common law, women were property Picture Quote #1

Anyone in a position to overcome barriers to free thought and communication should do so Picture Quote #1

They [the union] were members of the Communist Party - they didn’t care one way or another about Russia, they just cared about the United States Picture Quote #1

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The Occupy movement did create spontaneously communities that taught people something: you can be in a supportive community of mutual aid and cooperation and develop your own health system and library and have open space for democratic discussion and participation. Communities like that are really important Picture Quote #1

People who criticize power in the Jewish community are regarded the way Ahab treated Elijah: You’re a traitor Picture Quote #1

United States has comparative advantage in military force. It tends to react to anything at first with military force, that’s what it’s good at. And I think they overdid it. There was more military force than was necessary Picture Quote #1

Nineteen sixty-eight was one exciting moment in a much larger movement. It spawned a whole range of movements. There wouldn’t have been an international global solidarity movement, for instance, without the events of 1968. It was enormous, in terms of human rights, ethnic rights, a concern for the environment, too Picture Quote #1

The social and physical construction of suburban America really was quite complex. It was a very elaborate system, and clearly a massive social engineering project that has changed U.S. society enormously Picture Quote #1

Free institutions certainly exist, but a tradition of passivity and conformism restricts their use - a cynic might say that this is why they continue to exist Picture Quote #1

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The United States is unusual among the industrial democracies in the rigidity of the system of ideological control - ‘indoctrination’, we might say - exercised through the mass media Picture Quote #1

About specific social issues, there is a great deal to say that departs very far from truism and is, accordingly, significant and controversial Picture Quote #1

I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don’t take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a skeptical attitude toward anything that is conventional wisdom. Make it justify itself. It usually can’t. Be willing to ask questions about what is taken for granted. Try to think things through for yourself Picture Quote #1

Pakistan is not a unified country. In large parts of the country, the state is regarded as a Punjabi state, not their (the people’s) state Picture Quote #1

After all, the internet originated around 1960 and wasn’t privatized until 1995. That’s thirty five years in the public domain during the hard, creative development period Picture Quote #1

Reparations - not just aid - should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by cruel sanctions and military actions, and - together with other criminal states - for supporting Saddam Hussein through his worst atrocities and beyond. That is the minimum that honesty requires Picture Quote #1

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I think it’s just been a core part of the Cuban revolution to have a very high level of internationalism. I mean, these cases you’ve mentioned are cases in point, but the most extreme case was the liberation of Africa. Take the case of Angola for example, and there are real connections between Cuba and Angola-much of the Cuban population comes from Angola Picture Quote #1

The close Turkish-Israeli relations go back to the late 1950s - military intelligence, commercial, more recently, tourism and cultural relations Picture Quote #1

It is an astonishing fact about the current era that in the most powerful country in world history, with a high level of education and privilege, one of the two political parties virtually denies the well-established facts about anthropogenic climate change Picture Quote #1

In September 1993, President Clinton presided over a handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn - the climax of a ‘day of awe,’ as the press described it Picture Quote #1

Since James Madison day (and long before), there have been constant struggles over democratic governance Picture Quote #1

There’s a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn’t mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders Picture Quote #1

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The Latin American debt that reached crisis levels from 1982 would have been sharply reduced by return of flight capital - in some cases, overcome, though all figures are dubious for these secret and often illegal operations Picture Quote #1

To live a life of honesty and integrity is a responsibility of every decent person Picture Quote #1

Over the years, there have been a series of concepts developed to justify the use of force in international affairs for a long period. It was possible to justify it on the pretext, which usually turned out to have very little substance, that the U.S. was defending itself against the communist menace. By the 1980s, that was wearing pretty thin Picture Quote #1

The Republican and Democratic Parties are only factions of the Government Party Picture Quote #1

The government has a defect: it’s potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they’re pure tyrannies Picture Quote #1

Democratic societies can’t force people. Therefore they have to control what they think Picture Quote #1

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Anyone can be a moral individual, concerned with human rights and problems; but only a college professor, a trained expert, can solve technical problems by ‘sophisticated’ methods. Ergo, it is only problems of the latter sort that are important or real. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) When I was a college student and I got interested in linguistics the concern among students was, this is a lot of fun, but after we have done a structural analysis of every language in the world what’s left? It was assumed there were basically no puzzles. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) From the late 1940s, into and through the 50s, there developed a complex interaction between federal government, state and local government, real-estate interests, commercial interests and court decisions, which had the effect of undermining the mass transit system across the country. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Women didn’t have rights. Under British common law, women were property. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Anyone in a position to overcome barriers to free thought and communication should do so (Noam Chomsky Quotes) They [the union] were members of the Communist Party - they didn’t care one way or another about Russia, they just cared about the United States. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The Occupy movement did create spontaneously communities that taught people something: you can be in a supportive community of mutual aid and cooperation and develop your own health system and library and have open space for democratic discussion and participation. Communities like that are really important. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) People who criticize power in the Jewish community are regarded the way Ahab treated Elijah: You’re a traitor. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) United States has comparative advantage in military force. It tends to react to anything at first with military force, that’s what it’s good at. And I think they overdid it. There was more military force than was necessary. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Nineteen sixty-eight was one exciting moment in a much larger movement. It spawned a whole range of movements. There wouldn’t have been an international global solidarity movement, for instance, without the events of 1968. It was enormous, in terms of human rights, ethnic rights, a concern for the environment, too. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The social and physical construction of suburban America really was quite complex. It was a very elaborate system, and clearly a massive social engineering project that has changed U.S. society enormously. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Free institutions certainly exist, but a tradition of passivity and conformism restricts their use - a cynic might say that this is why they continue to exist. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The United States is unusual among the industrial democracies in the rigidity of the system of ideological control - ‘indoctrination’, we might say - exercised through the mass media. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) About specific social issues, there is a great deal to say that departs very far from truism and is, accordingly, significant and controversial. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don’t take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a skeptical attitude toward anything that is conventional wisdom. Make it justify itself. It usually can’t. Be willing to ask questions about what is taken for granted. Try to think things through for yourself. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Pakistan is not a unified country. In large parts of the country, the state is regarded as a Punjabi state, not their (the people’s) state. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) After all, the internet originated around 1960 and wasn’t privatized until 1995. That’s thirty five years in the public domain during the hard, creative development period. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Reparations - not just aid - should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by cruel sanctions and military actions, and - together with other criminal states - for supporting Saddam Hussein through his worst atrocities and beyond. That is the minimum that honesty requires. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) I think it’s just been a core part of the Cuban revolution to have a very high level of internationalism. I mean, these cases you’ve mentioned are cases in point, but the most extreme case was the liberation of Africa. Take the case of Angola for example, and there are real connections between Cuba and Angola-much of the Cuban population comes from Angola. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The close Turkish-Israeli relations go back to the late 1950s - military intelligence, commercial, more recently, tourism and cultural relations. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) It is an astonishing fact about the current era that in the most powerful country in world history, with a high level of education and privilege, one of the two political parties virtually denies the well-established facts about anthropogenic climate change. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) In September 1993, President Clinton presided over a handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn - the climax of a ‘day of awe,’ as the press described it. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Since James Madison day (and long before), there have been constant struggles over democratic governance. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) There’s a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn’t mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The Latin American debt that reached crisis levels from 1982 would have been sharply reduced by return of flight capital - in some cases, overcome, though all figures are dubious for these secret and often illegal operations. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) To live a life of honesty and integrity is a responsibility of every decent person (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Over the years, there have been a series of concepts developed to justify the use of force in international affairs for a long period. It was possible to justify it on the pretext, which usually turned out to have very little substance, that the U.S. was defending itself against the communist menace. By the 1980s, that was wearing pretty thin. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The Republican and Democratic Parties are only factions of the Government Party (Noam Chomsky Quotes) The government has a defect: it’s potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they’re pure tyrannies. (Noam Chomsky Quotes) Democratic societies can’t force people. Therefore they have to control what they think. (Noam Chomsky Quotes)

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