"For the powerful, crimes are those that others…" — Noam Chomsky
"For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit."
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588 Quotes by Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky has 588 quotes on this site.
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If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
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The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all…
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Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it.
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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel…
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In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans,…
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Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound…
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Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
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If you don't like what someone has to say, argue with them.
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
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The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued -…
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It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself…
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It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the…
— Teresa of Avila
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Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history…
— Joe Baca
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The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush…
— Russell Baker
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All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you…
— Christian Bale
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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing…
— Henry Adams
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Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did…
— John Adams
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Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to…
— Annie Besant
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It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend…
— Josh Billings
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Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
— Aesop
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Again, with two small children it's incredibly hard to commit yourself to anything because you're just getting interested in it…
— Jo Brand
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