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Country Quotes by Noam Chomsky

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Noam Chomsky points out that many nations face deep race and wealth gaps, especially in the United States. He says powerful countries can act without fear of the World Court, leaving weaker states stuck in hostile situations. He also notes growing polarization that pushes rich and poor farther apart.

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A lot of countries break (or go against) the international law.

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The U.S. is different from Europe and other industrial countries.

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Pakistan is not a unified country.

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The poorest country in South America, Bolivia, had been devastated by neoliberal economic policies.

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I think this country and the world would be far better off if the US is not an outlaw state.

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This Sarah Palin phenomenon is very curious. I think somebody watching us from Mars—they would think the country has gone insane.

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The United States is unique among the rich countries, developed countries, in not having some kind of a national health-care system.

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

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The United States is absolutely the most dangerous country in the world.

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Workers in different countries can easily be played off against each other.

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I choose to live in what I think is the greatest country in the world, which is committing horrendous terrorist acts and…

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Some kind of settlement in Kashmir is crucial for both countries [Pakistan and India]. It's also tearing India apart with horrible atrocities…

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You can't get votes that way. So [the Republicans] have been compelled to mobilize a base of voters and gone to elements…

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The most powerful country in world history, which is sure to set its stamp on what follows, placed the entire government (executive,…

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Colombia is potentially a very wealthy country. It has tremendous resources, but its wealth is highly concentrated. Most of the population lives…

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The country that consistently ranks among the highest in educational achievement is Finland. A rich country, but education is free. Germany, education…

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For 500 years, since European explorers came, Latin American countries had been separated from one another. They had very limited relations. Integration…

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I mean you look back at American history and American culture, it's pretty striking. I mean this has been the safest country…

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It is an astonishing fact about the current era that in the most powerful country in world history, with a high level…

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Look, the United States doesn't have political parties. In other countries, take say Europe, you can be an active member of the…

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A good American friend of mine who has lived in India for many years, working as a journalist, was recently denied entry…

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I think that what's actually happening is the collapse of the Center - the centrist semi-coalitions, mildly social-democrat, mildly conservative, that have…

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If there had been a charismatic figure in the United States who could mobilize fears, anger, racism, a sense of loss of…

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America has always been the richest and most secure, and sometimes the most dangerous country in the world. In the early years,…

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Remember that in any major nuclear war, the first strike destroys the country that attacks; it's been known for years. The first…

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The United States in many ways resembles a Third World country - far more elevated, but it has many of those structural…

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What can one say about a country where a museum of science in a great city can feature an exhibit in which…

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In America, we happen to be living in a third world country from the point of view of economic and social development.…

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Orwell says straight, look, in England what comes out in a free country is not very different from this totalitarian monster that…

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In fact, the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 bans militarization. Potential adversaries of the US, and even its allies, are so far…

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In other countries, rich and poor, education remains substantially free, with educational standards that rank high in global comparisons. Even in the…

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The US health-care system is a complete scandal. It's got twice the costs of comparable countries and some of the worst outcomes.

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Hamas is a political party and political parties don't recognize other countries.

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The two countries [Pakistan and India] have already come close to nuclear confrontation twice and this could get worse. So dealing with…

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In every country except - industrial country except the United States, the government uses its massive purchasing power to negotiate drug prices.…

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What's important in Libya is, first of all, it has a good deal of oil. A lot of the country is unexplored;…

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The US intervened in the Philippines to uplift and christianize the backward people, killing a couple of hundred thousand of them and…

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States are violent institutions. The government of any country, including ours, represents some sort of domestic power structure, and it's usually violent.…

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Evaluating countries is senseless and I would never put things in those terms, but that some of America's advances, particularly in the…

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The US reasserted control over Nicaragua in 1990. Since then, the country has experienced a steep decline. It's now the second poorest…

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