"Education is a system of imposed ignorance." — Noam Chomsky

"Education is a system of imposed ignorance."

— Noam Chomsky

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588 Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky has 588 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all…
Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it.
All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel…
In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans,…
Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound…
Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
If you don't like what someone has to say, argue with them.
If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued -…

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. — Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them… — Aristotle
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. — Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
You teach best what you most need to learn. — Richard Bach
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach
Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as… — Mary Kay Ash
When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. — Arthur Ashe

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