Anarchist Quote by Noam Chomsky

“Actually, my first article, it wasn't about the anarchists; it was about the fall of Barcelona and the spread of fascism over Europe, which was frightening. But a couple of years later I became interested in the anarchist movement.”

Noam Chomsky

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