Anarchists try to identify power structures. They urge those exercising power to justify themselves. This justification does not succeed most of the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I don't encourage socialists or anarchists to accept falsehoods, in particular, to see revolutionary potential where there is none. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Iceland is capitalist social democratic, rather like the Nordic countries generally. The capital had a mayor who is an anarchist, but the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Anarchism means all sort of things to different people but the traditional anarchists' movements assumed that there'd be a highly organized society,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Anarchism, in my view, is an expression of the idea that the burden of proof is always on those who argue that… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
As soon as one identifies, challenges and overcomes illegitimate power, he or she is an anarchist. Most people are anarchists. What they… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“The record of anarchist ideas, and even more, of the inspiring struggles of people who have sought to liberate themselves from oppression… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The communists were mainly responsible for the destruction of the Spanish anarchists. Not just in Catalonia - the communist armies mainly destroyed… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Anarchism means all sort of things to different people, but the traditional anarchists' movements assumed that there'd be a highly organized society,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Actually, my first article, it wasn't about the anarchists; it was about the fall of Barcelona and the spread of fascism over… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I had relatives in New York City who I stayed with. And in those days, the area from Union Square down Fourth… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The communists basically acted as the police force of the security system of the [Spain] Republic and were very much opposed to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There's an interesting question, whether the anarchists had alternatives [in Spain]. If they did tend to support the government that had been… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
[Camillo] Berneri proposed that the anarchists should link up with the effort of Northern Africa to overthrow the Spanish government, carry out… — 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
![“I had relatives in New York City who I stayed with. And in those days, the area from Union Square down Fourth Avenue had small bookstores, many of which were run by Spanish immigrants who'd fled after [Francisco] Franco's victory. I spent time in them, and also in the offices of Freie Arbeiter…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66f/noam-chomsky-42_anarchist_i-had-relatives-in-new-york-city-who-i-s_3008146.jpg)
![“The communists basically acted as the police force of the security system of the [Spain] Republic and were very much opposed to the anarchists, partially because [Joseph] Stalin still hoped at that time to have some kind of pact with Western countries against [Adolf] Hitler. That, of course…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/140/noam-chomsky-42_anarchist_the-communists-basically-acted-as-the-po_2875754.jpg)
![“There's an interesting question, whether the anarchists had alternatives [in Spain]. If they did tend to support the government that had been destroyed, what were the alternatives? There was actually a proposal by Camillo Berneri, an Italian anarchist who was in Spain at the time, which is not a…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb0/noam-chomsky-42_alternatives_there-s-an-interesting-question-whether_2538541.jpg)
![“[Camillo] Berneri proposed that the anarchists should link up with the effort of Northern Africa to overthrow the Spanish government, carry out land reform, attract the base of the Moorish army, and see if they could undermine [Francisco] Franco's army through political warfare in Northern Africa…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e3f/noam-chomsky-42_anarchist_camillo-berneri-proposed-that-the-anarch_2464281.jpg)
![“I wrote an article about the marine landing [in Haiti] right away, but barely mentioned the oil, because my article would come out two months later and I assumed by then, "of course, everybody knows." Nobody knew. There was a news report in the Wall Street Journal, in the petroleum journals, and…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dc5/noam-chomsky-42_articles_i-wrote-an-article-about-the-marine-land_13341.jpg)
