--- title: "19 Known Quotes By Noam Chomsky" description: "19 Known quotes by Noam Chomsky. Plus more from Noam Chomsky and more Known sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/noam-chomsky-42_class_i-have-known-people-who-are-working-clas_1833455.jpg" --- > [I have known people who are working class or craftsmen, who happen to be more intellectual than professors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/i-have-known-people-who-are-working-class-or-craftsmen-who-happen-to/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/noam-chomsky-42_class_i-have-known-people-who-are-working-clas_1833455.jpg) > [It is now well-known that the Taliban's creation was facilitated by the CIA and the ISI as part of the 1980s anti-Soviet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/it-is-now-well-known-that-the-taliban-s-creation-was-facilitated-by/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/noam-chomsky-42_cia_it-is-now-well-known-that-the-taliban-s_3164544.jpg) > [Markets have built in inefficiencies, serious inefficiencies which are well known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/markets-have-built-in-inefficiencies-serious-inefficiencies-which-are/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/noam-chomsky-42_built_markets-have-built-in-inefficiencies-ser_2102345.jpg) > [In 1961, the United States began chemical warfare in Vietnam, South Vietnam, chemical warfare to destroy crops and livestock. That went on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/in-1961-the-united-states-began-chemical-warfare-in-vietnam-south/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/noam-chomsky-42_began_in-1961-the-united-states-began-chemical_1174113.jpg) > [There's one white powder which is by far the most lethal known, it's called sugar. . . . The Caribbean back in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-s-one-white-powder-which-is-by-far-the-most-lethal-known-it-s/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/noam-chomsky-42_18th-century_there-s-one-white-powder-which-is-by-far_2983499.jpg) > [Worker ownership within a state capitalist, semi-market system is better than private ownership but it has inherent problems. Markets have well-known inherent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/worker-ownership-within-a-state-capitalist-semi-market-system-is/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/noam-chomsky-42_capitalist_worker-ownership-within-a-state-capitali_1880164.jpg) > [It's a lesser-known story, but the Japanese government (after the Russian-Nazi pact, which split Poland) did allow Polish Jews to come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/it-s-a-lesser-known-story-but-the-japanese-government-after-the/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/noam-chomsky-42_accepted_it-s-a-lesser-known-story-but-the-japane_2757186.jpg) > [In 1949, China declared independence - an event known in Western discourse as 'the loss of China' in the U.S. - with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/in-1949-china-declared-independence-an-event-known-in-western/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/noam-chomsky-42_bitter_in-1949-china-declared-independence-an-e_3014085.jpg) > [ I also learned from reading the left-wing press about the \[Franklin\] Roosevelt administration's indirect support for Francisco Franco, which was not well… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/i-also-learned-from-reading-the-left-wing-press-about-the-franklin/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/noam-chomsky-42_administration_i-also-learned-from-reading-the-left-win_2327407.jpg) > [It's a mistake to suppose that capacities must evolve gradually. There are many known examples of sharp changes - slight genetic modification…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/it-s-a-mistake-to-suppose-that-capacities-must-evolve-gradually-there/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/noam-chomsky-42_capacity_it-s-a-mistake-to-suppose-that-capacitie_242272.jpg) > [There are very interesting books about these events, for instance one by a very well-known American historian named William R. Polk called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-are-very-interesting-books-about-these-events-for-instance-one/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/noam-chomsky-42_afghanistan_there-are-very-interesting-books-about-t_1279205.jpg) > [It has been known for some time that a major nuclear war might lead to nuclear winter that would destroy the attacker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/it-has-been-known-for-some-time-that-a-major-nuclear-war-might-lead/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/noam-chomsky-42_borders_it-has-been-known-for-some-time-that-a-m_2888906.jpg) > [No one seriously doubts that if Piraha children are brought up in Boston they'll be speaking Boston English, that is, that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/no-one-seriously-doubts-that-if-piraha-children-are-brought-up-in/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/noam-chomsky-42_animal_no-one-seriously-doubts-that-if-piraha-c_2720194.jpg) > [Say the Pentagon Papers, - that material went much deeper. It went into internal government planning back for twenty - five years.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/say-the-pentagon-papers-that-material-went-much-deeper-it-went-into/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/noam-chomsky-42_deeper_say-the-pentagon-papers-that-material-we_958883.jpg) > [There are by now declassified documents from the 1950s that tells you a lot about what's going on in Egypt and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-are-by-now-declassified-documents-from-the-1950s-that-tells-you/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ba/noam-chomsky-42_capable_there-are-by-now-declassified-documents_3155601.jpg) > [There are leaks from the Embassy in Honduras. There was a coup in 2009. Obama broke with most of Latin America and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-are-leaks-from-the-embassy-in-honduras-there-was-a-coup-in-2009/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/noam-chomsky-42_ambassadors_there-are-leaks-from-the-embassy-in-hond_1339371.jpg) > [There's something deeply rooted in American culture. You can pretty much identify what it was. You take a look at the history.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-s-something-deeply-rooted-in-american-culture-you-can-pretty/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/noam-chomsky-42_american-culture_there-s-something-deeply-rooted-in-ameri_2844098.jpg) > [I think the most important work that is going on has to do with the search for very general and abstract features…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/i-think-the-most-important-work-that-is-going-on-has-to-do-with-the/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf9/noam-chomsky-42_abstract_i-think-the-most-important-work-that-is_2377196.jpg) > [Remember that in any major nuclear war, the first strike destroys the country that attacks; it's been known for years. The first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/remember-that-in-any-major-nuclear-war-the-first-strike-destroys-the/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/noam-chomsky-42_causes_remember-that-in-any-major-nuclear-war-t_2456600.jpg) ## Other authors on Known ## More by Noam Chomsky > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-costs-of-the-bush-obama-wars-in-iraq-and-afghanistan-are-now/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/if-you-believe-in-democracy-why-shouldn-t-you-know-what-the/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/it-s-a-shameful-moment-for-u-s-media-when-it-insists-on-being/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [There are questions as to whether it should even exist. Who should corporations be responsive to, the management of a corporation? Theoretically they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-are-questions-as-to-whether-it-should-even-exist-who-should/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/governments-regard-their-own-citizens-as-their-main-enemy-and-they/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/i-don-t-join-the-new-atheists-so-for-example-i-wouldn-t-have-the/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-first-thing-you-ought-to-do-is-verify-what-i-present-just-because/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [ I wrote an article about the marine landing \[in Haiti\] right away, but barely mentioned the oil, because my article would come out two… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/i-wrote-an-article-about-the-marine-landing-in-haiti-right-away-but/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [American society is now remarkably atomized. Political organizations have collapsed. In fact, it seems like even bowling leagues are collapsing. The left has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/american-society-is-now-remarkably-atomized-political-organizations/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/discovery-is-the-ability-to-be-puzzled-by-simple-things-noam-chomsky/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-s-an-interesting-book-about-that-called-the-third-reich-and-the/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [This is class war on an international scale, and power is in the hands of those who control the international economic system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/this-is-class-war-on-an-international-scale-and-power-is-in-the-hands/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [There are big, extremely irrational parts of the society, and they have now been mobilized politically by the Republican establishment, hoping that these people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-are-big-extremely-irrational-parts-of-the-society-and-they-have/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [There's plenty to criticize about the mass media, but they are the source of regular information about a wide range of topics. You can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/there-s-plenty-to-criticize-about-the-mass-media-but-they-are-the/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) > [The 50,000 Korean mercenaries we had in Vietnam were professional killers and just massacred people outright. And the American army did plenty of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-50-000-korean-mercenaries-we-had-in-vietnam-were-professional/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/known/noam-chomsky/#itemlist", "name": "19 Known Quotes By Noam Chomsky", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have known people who are working class or craftsmen, who happen to be more intellectual than professors.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/i-have-known-people-who-are-working-class-or-craftsmen-who-happen-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/noam-chomsky-42_class_i-have-known-people-who-are-working-clas_1833455.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/noam-chomsky-42_class_i-have-known-people-who-are-working-clas_1833455.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/noam-chomsky-42_class_i-have-known-people-who-are-working-clas_1833455.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have known people who are working class or craftsmen, who happen to be more intellectual than professors.” — Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is now well-known that the Taliban's creation was facilitated by the CIA and the ISI as part of the 1980s anti-Soviet war.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/it-is-now-well-known-that-the-taliban-s-creation-was-facilitated-by/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/noam-chomsky-42_cia_it-is-now-well-known-that-the-taliban-s_3164544.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/noam-chomsky-42_cia_it-is-now-well-known-that-the-taliban-s_3164544.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c01/noam-chomsky-42_cia_it-is-now-well-known-that-the-taliban-s_3164544.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is now well-known that the Taliban's creation was facilitated by the CIA and the ISI as part of the 1980s…” — Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Markets have built in inefficiencies, serious inefficiencies which are well known.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/markets-have-built-in-inefficiencies-serious-inefficiencies-which-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/noam-chomsky-42_built_markets-have-built-in-inefficiencies-ser_2102345.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/noam-chomsky-42_built_markets-have-built-in-inefficiencies-ser_2102345.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/noam-chomsky-42_built_markets-have-built-in-inefficiencies-ser_2102345.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Markets have built in inefficiencies, serious inefficiencies which are well known.” — Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In 1961, the United States began chemical warfare in Vietnam, South Vietnam, chemical warfare to destroy crops and livestock. 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