[James] Madison pointed out in the discussion of the constitutional debates - the constitutional convention - that democracy would be a danger.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Suppose that I see a hungry child in the street, and I am able to offer the child some food. Am I… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
... the media serve the interests of state and corporate power, which are closely interlinked, framing their reporting and analysis in a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There is still much debate about whether torture has been effective in eliciting information - the assumption being, apparently, that if it… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
But on the other hand, in discussion and debate concerning social issues or American foreign policy, Vietnam or the Middle East, for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In the primary debates for the 2016 election, every single Republican candidate was a climate change denier, with one exception, John Kasich… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Putting it in plain terms, the general public must be reduced to its traditional apathy and obedience, and driven from the arena… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
To achieve respectability, to be admitted to the debate, they must accept without question or inquiry the fundamental doctrine that the state… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In the United States, the day when you pay your taxes is a day of mourning because this alien force - the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Take a look at the current debates in Washington, and of course, everything in the media. Only one issue is discussed: the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The one state/two state debate is irrelevant as Israel and the US consolidate Greater Israel. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There is either a crisis or a return to the norm of stagnation. One view is the norm is stagnation and occasionally… — 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
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