"It is one of the great ironies of……" — Chris Hedges
"It is one of the great ironies of corporate control that the corporate state needs the abilities of intellectuals to maintain power, yet outside of this role it refuses to permit intellectuals to think or function independently."
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66 Quotes by Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges has 66 quotes on this site.
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Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.
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War in the end is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of soldiers by politicians, and…
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In war, we always deform ourselves, our essence.
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The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.
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We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success," defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically…
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No real journalist makes $5 million a year... Those in power fear and dislike real journalists.
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The notion that the press was used in the [first Iraq] war is incorrect. The press wanted to be used.…
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The press, or at least most of it, has lost the passion, the outrage, and the sense of mission that…
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War, we have come to believe, is a spectator sport. The military and the press have turned war into a…
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The arts often realize human truths well before other branches of human endeavor.
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There are always people willing to commit unspeakable human atrocity in exchange for a little power and privilege.
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We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They…
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.
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I would be a fool to deny my own abilities.
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service,…
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Confidence can get you where you want to go, and getting there is a daily process. It's so much easier…
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