As for climate change, it's by now widely accepted by the scientific community that we have entered a new geological era, the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
My feeling is that the Supreme Court reached a reasonable standard of protection of speech in the 1960s, a standard higher than… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Should people be mere "interested spectators of action," not "participants," restricted to lending their weight periodically to one or another sector of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
On nuclear war, actions in Syria and at the Russian border raise very serious threats of confrontation that might trigger war, an… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I know of people whose actions and words I admire and respect. Some are called "intellectuals," some are not. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Regulate the banks, get money out of elections; raise the minimum wage, environmental issues. They're all very important and the Occupy movement… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It's not a matter of public relations and rhetorical style but of actions. It's the actions and policies under George W.Bush administration… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Right now, huge numbers of people cannot obtain even drinking water, and the situation is likely to become worse with predicted climate… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The people I find most impressive are generally unknown at the time of their actions and forgotten in history. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Take, say, the solidarity movement in Central America, which I think is what you probably had in mind. To a large extent,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Occupy was not a movement, it was a tactic. You can't sit forever in a park near Wall Street. You can't do… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
One can contrive a religious motivation for virtually any choice of action, from commitment to the highest ideals to support for the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A dramatic, evocative, thoughtful and very accessible account of one of the most important stories of the century - and one of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Nothing can justify crimes such as those of September 11, but we can think of the United States as an innocent victim… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
[Antonio] Gramsci's words and actions explain their assessment, though I think we should refrain from using the term "model intellectual" for him… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
You are responsible for the predictable consequences of your actions. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
U.S. domestic drug policy does not carry out its stated goals, and policymakers are well aware of that. If it isn't about… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It’s a shameful moment for U.S. media when it insists on being subservient to the grotesque propaganda agencies of a violent, aggressive state. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There are questions as to whether it should even exist. Who should corporations be responsive to, the management of a corporation? Theoretically they are… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I don't join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn't have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The first thing you ought to do is verify what I present. Just because I say it doesn't make it true. So check it… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I wrote an article about the marine landing [in Haiti] right away, but barely mentioned the oil, because my article would come out two… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
American society is now remarkably atomized. Political organizations have collapsed. In fact, it seems like even bowling leagues are collapsing. The left has a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. Noam Chomsky — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There's an interesting book about that called The Third Reich and the Ivory Tower, written by Stephen H. Norwood. It has a long discussion… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
This is class war on an international scale, and power is in the hands of those who control the international economic system. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image