« All Specific Quotes · Noam Chomsky's Page
Specific Quotes by Noam Chomsky
- Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy.
- It's perfectly obvious that there is some genetic factor that distinguishes humans from other animals and that it is language-specific. The theory of that genetic…
- The dominant propaganda systems have appropriated the term "globalization" to refer to the specific version of international economic integration that they favor, which privileges the…
- 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
More Specific Quotes
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- To have a positive religion is not necessary. To be in harmony with yourself and the universe is what counts, and this… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- The specific is not exclusive: it lacks the aspiration to totality. — Theodor Adorno
- I have very intense conversations with friends, people I really interconnect with. We talk about politics, important things. I like to talk… — Jacqueline Bisset
- Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. — Sidney Altman
- On consideration, it is not surprising that Darwin's finches should recognize their own kind primarily by beak characters. The beak is the… — David Lack
- Even if you're specific about the character of the song, it's more exciting to place them, juxtapose them in such a way… — Robert Wyatt
- At a certain stage of our progressive attainment, every Initiate undergoes an "Illumination by Sound" in which the Music of the Spheres… — Corinne Heline