All Noam Chomsky Quotes
- Dr. Karel Culik is an outstanding applied mathematician, a specialist in algebra, logic, computer sciences and mathematical linguistics. In 1965, he visited the linguistics research… Algebra
- Even the most cynical can hardly be surprised by the antics of Nixon and his accomplices as they are gradually revealed. It matters little, at… Accomplices
- Reviewing the record of American intervention in Indochina in the Pentagon Papers, one cannot fail to be struck by the continuity of basic assumptions from… Administration
- The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents. Amendment
- There is no plausible theory under which the record of the Pentagon Papers can be interpreted as relating to the national defense. Defense
- The U.S. has strategic and economic interests in Southeast Asia that must be secured. Holding Indochina is essential to securing these interests. Therefore, we must… Asia
- The social and physical construction of suburban America really was quite complex. It was a very elaborate system, and clearly a massive social engineering project… America
- The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free economic system -… Air
- In the United States, one of the main topics of academic political science is the study of attitudes and policy and their correlation. The study… Academic
- The first democratic revolution was England in the 1640s. Democratic
- On October 15, 1965, an estimated 70,000 people took part in large-scale anti-war demonstrations. Anti
- Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized,… Bombing
- Withdrawal of American troops must be a unilateral act, as the invasion of Vietnam by the American government was a unilateral act in the first… Act
- Free institutions certainly exist, but a tradition of passivity and conformism restricts their use - a cynic might say that this is why they continue… Certainly Exist
- To summarize, draft resistance can make use of the inegalitarian nature of American society as a technique for increasing the cost of American aggression, and… Aggression
- I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is… Accordance
- Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions. Assumptions
- My own feeling is that one should refuse to participate in any activity that implements American aggression - thus tax refusal, draft refusal, avoidance of… Activity
- With the development of industrial capitalism, a new and unanticipated system of injustice, it is libertarian socialism that has preserved and extended the radical humanist… Capitalism
- It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need… Association