There are many concepts of spirituality, among them, various notions of divinity developed in the Judaeo-Christian-Islamic religions. Within these the concepts vary… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Personally, I am uneasy about the notion of "a politically engaged university," for reasons I wrote about over 30 years ago, at… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A property of an organism enters into its life (and survival) in many different ways, some more salient than others. But there… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
So Marxism, Freudianism: any one of these things I think is an irrational cult. They're theology, so they're whatever you think of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I mean, it’s true, nobody talks about them, but when you bring it up, the idea that you have to rent yourself… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
What is "credibility"? It's a very familiar notion. It's basically the notion that is central to the Mafia. So suppose say the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
As for organs, traits, etc., being "for" something, the notion may be a useful shorthand, but shouldn't be taken too seriously, if… — 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
Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic. — 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