There is no plausible theory under which the record of the Pentagon Papers can be interpreted as relating to the national defense. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The appropriate response to terrorist crimes is police work, which has been successful worldwide. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The truth is, I have absolutely no professional credentials - literally, which is why I'm teaching at MIT. — 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 polls show that concern over inequality among the general public rose pretty sharply after the Occupy movement started, very probably as… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Oslo Accords in 1993 determined that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are a single territorial entity which cannot be… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'm about as monolingual as you come, but nevertheless, I have a variety of different languages at my command, different styles, different… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Some international law specialists compare the invasion of Iraq to the 'crimes against the peace' for which Nazi leaders were indicted at… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In Kosovo, the U.S. has chosen a course of action that escalates atrocities and violence. It is also a course of action… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There's very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction - that is, the hatred and… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
As a tactic, violence is absurd. No one can compete with the Government in violence, and the resort to violence, which will… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Two days after the Boston marathon bombings, there was a drone strike in Yemen attacking a peaceful village, which killed a target… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Why should Iran have a deterrent strategy? Well, it's surrounded by hostile enemies. Both of its borders have been under occupation by… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Thanh Hoa itself is a rich agricultural province. Rice fields, a pattern of many shades of green, stretch far into the distance… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In Egypt, on the eve of Tahrir Square, there was a major poll which found that overwhelmingly - 80-90%, numbers like that… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
As far as U.S. intelligence knows, Iran is developing nuclear capacities, but they don't know if they are trying to develop nuclear… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Iraq War was the first conflict in western history in which an imperialist war was massively protested against before it had… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In ideal form of social control is an atomised collection of individuals focused on their own narrow concern, lacking the kinds of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
From the late 1940s, into and through the '50s, there developed a complex interaction between federal government, state and local government, real-estate… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Language is one component of the human cognitive capacity which happens to be fairly amenable to enquiry. So we know a good… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The murder of Lumumba, in which the U.S. was involved, in the Congo destroyed Africa's major hope for development. Congo is now… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The American escalation of the war in Laos provoked a response by the Communist forces, which now control more of Laos than… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If humans were totally unstructured creatures, they would be... a tool which can properly be shaped by outside forces. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without charge, under torture, which is what solitary confinement is. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Romania, which had the worst dictator in Eastern Europe, Ceausescu, he was a darling of the West. The United States and Britain… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
One of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson's investment theory of politics, as he calls it - very outstanding… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Nicaragua dealt with the problem of terrorism in exactly the right way. It followed international law and treaty obligations. It collected evidence,… — 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
A tremendous amount of the entrepreneurial initiative, if you want to call it that, comes from the dynamic state sector on which… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I did used to have nightmares about the idea that when I die, there is a spark of consciousness which basically creates… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and… — 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
There are still thousands of people dying every year in Laos, mostly children and farmers, from unexploded anti-personnel ordnance that the U.S.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In 1993, Israel and North Korea were moving towards an agreement in which North Korea would stop sending any missiles or military… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Israel is following policies which maximise its security threats... policies which choose expansion over security... policies which lead to their moral degradation,… — 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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