My speculation is that the U.S. does not want to establish the principle that it has to defer to some higher authority… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
One of the most interesting reactions to come out of 1968 was in the first publication of the Trilateral Commission, which believed… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things. If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I admire Ralph Nader and Denis Kucinich very much, and insofar as they bring up issues and carry out an educational and… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I arrived in Laos and found young Americans living there, out of free choice, I was surprised. After only a week,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
An individual's refusal to carry out the criminal acts of his government sets the stage, in the most effective way possible, for… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
As for my own views, they've of course evolved over the years. This conception of 'renouncing beliefs' is very odd, as if… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I don't see anything that's come out on WikiLeaks that was a legitimate secret. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Suppose I criticise Iran. What impact does that have? The only impact it has is in fortifying those who want to carry… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Everyone who is critical of Israeli policy is deluged by crazed messages intended to flood their email system or, more insidiously, passwords… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In 1979, Iranians carried out an illegitimate act: They overthrew a tyrant that the United States had imposed and supported, and moved… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The level of destruction and terror and violence carried out by the powerful states far exceeds anything that can imaginably can be… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I look at public opinion, I'm not far out of the mainstream. I'm in it, in many respects. In some respects,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Obama's primary constituency was financial institutions. They were the core of the funding for his campaign. They expect to be paid back.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Over the years, there have been a series of concepts developed to justify the use of force in international affairs for a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Qatar-based 'Al-Jazeera,' the most important news channel in the Arab world, was harshly criticized by high U.S. officials for having 'emphasized civilian… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Debt is a trap, especially student debt, which is enormous, far larger than credit card debt. It's a trap for the rest… — 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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