"People have to be atomized and segregated and……" — Noam Chomsky
"People have to be atomized and segregated and alone. They're not supposed to organize, because then they might be something beyond spectators of action. They might actually be participants if many people with limited resources could get together to enter the political arena. That's really threatening."
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588 Quotes by Noam Chomsky
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The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
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Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.
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Well begun is half done.
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Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.
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