--- title: "3 Avram Noam Chomsky Quotes" description: "Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called \"the father of modern lin..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/avram-noam-chomsky-80997_conformity_ase-by-case-we-find-that-conformity-is-t_1418476.jpg" --- # Avram Noam Chomsky **3** quotes in **16** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate profess ## Quotes by Avram Noam Chomsky > ["ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence carries personal costs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avram-noam-chomsky/ase-by-case-we-find-that-conformity-is-the-easy-way-and-the-path-to/) Avram Noam Chomsky [Conformity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conformity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/avram-noam-chomsky-80997_conformity_ase-by-case-we-find-that-conformity-is-t_1418476.jpg) > [The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world and its growing counterpart at home. Mothers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avram-noam-chomsky/the-principles-are-clear-and-explicit-the-free-market-is-fine-for-the/) Avram Noam Chomsky [Capitalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/avram-noam-chomsky-80997_capitalism_the-principles-are-clear-and-explicit-th_1926318.jpg) > [Whether a person feels positive or not is kind of a comment on their personality and of no great interest. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avram-noam-chomsky/whether-a-person-feels-positive-or-not-is-kind-of-a-comment-on-their/) Avram Noam Chomsky [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/avram-noam-chomsky-80997_action_whether-a-person-feels-positive-or-not-i_2092164.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avram-noam-chomsky/#itemlist", "name": "Avram Noam Chomsky Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "\"ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence carries personal costs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Avram Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avram-noam-chomsky/ase-by-case-we-find-that-conformity-is-the-easy-way-and-the-path-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/avram-noam-chomsky-80997_conformity_ase-by-case-we-find-that-conformity-is-t_1418476.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/avram-noam-chomsky-80997_conformity_ase-by-case-we-find-that-conformity-is-t_1418476.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/avram-noam-chomsky-80997_conformity_ase-by-case-we-find-that-conformity-is-t_1418476.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“\"ase by case, we find that conformity is the easy way, and the path to privilege and prestige; dissidence…” — Avram Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The principles are clear and explicit. 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