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Principles Quotes by Noam Chomsky
- Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is…
- The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to…
- Under capitalism, we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control.
- The Bush Administration do have moral values. Their moral values are very explicit: shine the boots of the rich and the powerful, kick everybody else…
- There are very deep and restrictive principles that determine the nature of human language and are rooted in the specific character of the human mind
- Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are, in principle, under autocratic control. Thus, a corporation or an industry is, if…
- Modern science and technology can relieve men of the necessity for specialized, imbecile labor. They may, in principle, provide the basis for a rational social…
- If you claim to have a theory that deduces unexpected consequences from nontrivial principles, let's see it.
- Of course all such conclusions about appropriate actions against the rich and powerful are based on a fundamental flaw: This is us, and that is…
- The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.
- The real world of American society is one which it is very misleading to call simply a democracy. Of course, it is in a sense…
- The good news from the U.S. military survey of focus groups is that Iraqis do accept the Nuremberg principles. They understand that sectarian violence and…
- In November 2007, the White House issued a Declaration of Principles demanding that U.S. forces must remain indefinitely in Iraq and committing Iraq to privilege…
More Principles Quotes
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Government has come to be a trade, and is managed solely on commercial principles. A man plunges into politics to make his… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Be in harmony with the Tao, with the basic principles of creation. To not be in harmony with that flow, no matter… — Frederick Lenz
- Whom God legally saves, He experimentally saves; whom He justifies, them He also sanctifies. Where the righteousness of Christ is imputed to… — Arthur W. Pink
- No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty. Good men will obey the last, but bad… — Thomas Jefferson
- When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in… — Otto von Bismarck
- Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. — Ambrose Bierce
- In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear. — Kofi Annan