All Noam Chomsky Quotes
- There was unprecedented elite condemnation of the plans to invade Iraq. Sensible analysts were able to perceive that the enterprise carried significant risks for U.S.… Able
- The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring money… Baghdad
- The call for debt cancellation is welcome, but debt does not just go away. Call
- The old-fashioned idea is that responsibility falls upon those who borrow and lend. Money was not borrowed by campesinos, assembly plant workers, or slum-dwellers. The… Assembly
- The Latin American debt that reached crisis levels from 1982 would have been sharply reduced by return of flight capital - in some cases, overcome,… All
- Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact. Construct
- Somebody will be able to overcome any encryption technique you use! Able
- The neo-cons constitute a radical reactionary fringe of the planning spectrum, but the spectrum is narrow. Cons
- In ideal form of social control is an atomised collection of individuals focused on their own narrow concern, lacking the kinds of organisations in which… Achieve
- Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections. Democracy
- Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society. Been
- The money in politics is a cash cow for the media. Cash
- It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else. Action
- American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898. American
- There is still much debate about whether torture has been effective in eliciting information - the assumption being, apparently, that if it is effective, then… Apparently
- In November 2004, U.S. occupation forces launched their second major attack on the city of Falluja. The press reported major war crimes instantly, with approval. Approval
- Spaniards were condemned for appeasing terrorism by voting for withdrawing troops from Iraq in the absence of U.N. authorization - that is, for taking a… Absence
- The appropriate response to terrorist crimes is police work, which has been successful worldwide. Appropriate
- Violence can succeed, as Americans know well from the conquest of the national territory. But at terrible cost. It can also provoke violence in response,… American
- As Bromberger observed, rules are understood to be elements of the computational systems that determine the sound and meaning of the infinite array of expressions… Accessed