Rhetoric Quotes by Noam Chomsky

8 Rhetoric quotes by Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky’s eight incisive comments on rhetoric reveal his sharp analytical edge, offering a brief yet thought‑provoking look at language and power.

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I think there are real possibilities of reaching out to many of the Trump voters, those who voted for Obama believing his…

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Most of the population in America is disenfranchised. It doesn't matter what they think. Just look at the passionate rhetoric about how…

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Democracy, in the United States rhetoric refers to a system of governance in which elite elements based in the business community control…

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Throughout history, even the harshest and most shameful measures are regularly accompanied by professions of noble intent - and rhetoric about bestowing…

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Even Stalin proclaimed his love for democracy. We do not learn about the nature of systems of power by listening to their…

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The [Ronald] Reagan administration picked up the rhetoric of the anti-nuclear movement; they said "Yyeah, you're right." We have to eliminate nuclear…

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They [unions] used straight Marxist rhetoric [in 1930s] - just the values were changed.

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There are real possibilities of reaching many of the Trump voters: many of them in fact voted for Obama, believing his rhetoric…

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If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing?

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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.

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There are questions as to whether it should even exist. Who should corporations be responsive to, the management of a corporation? Theoretically they are…

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Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws.…

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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…

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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…

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I wrote an article about the marine landing [in Haiti] right away, but barely mentioned the oil, because my article would come out two…

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American society is now remarkably atomized. Political organizations have collapsed. In fact, it seems like even bowling leagues are collapsing. The left has a…

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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…

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This is class war on an international scale, and power is in the hands of those who control the international economic system.

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There are big, extremely irrational parts of the society, and they have now been mobilized politically by the Republican establishment, hoping that these people…

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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…

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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…

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