All Noam Chomsky Quotes
- In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, not entering into the public arena and having their voices heard. Arena
- The Iraq War was the first conflict in western history in which an imperialist war was massively protested against before it had even been launched. Been
- Pre-emptive war might fall within the framework of international law. Emptive
- The target of preventive war must have several characteristics. It must be virtually defenceless; it must be important enough to be worth the trouble; it… Characteristics
- Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border justified war. Border
- Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions. According
- For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion… Behind
- There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism. Beyond
- Mr. Mijanovi and those associated with him are the hope and the conscience of the Yugoslav revolution. Associated
- The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation. American
- U.S. Government propaganda tries to give the impression that aerial bombardment achieves near-surgical accuracy, so that military targets can be destroyed with minimal effect on… Accuracy
- Thanh Hoa itself is a rich agricultural province. Rice fields, a pattern of many shades of green, stretch far into the distance along the road,… Agricultural
- The Vietnamese see their history as an unending series of struggles of resistance to aggression, by the Chinese, the Mongols, the Japanese, the French, and… Aggression
- Part of the population of Laos lives in urban centers, Vientiane being the largest. Centers
- When I arrived in Laos and found young Americans living there, out of free choice, I was surprised. After only a week, I began to… Along
- Since the civil war in Laos was resumed in earnest in 1963, American participation has been veiled in secrecy. American
- The American escalation of the war in Laos provoked a response by the Communist forces, which now control more of Laos than ever before. American
- The Washington leadership has put aside non-proliferation programmes and devoted its energies and resources to driving the country to war by extraordinary deceit, then trying… Aside
- The threat and use of violence is stimulating nuclear proliferation along with jihadi terrorism. Along
- The probability of apocalypse soon cannot be realistically estimated, but it is surely too high for any sane person to contemplate with equanimity. Any