"With regard to freedom of expression there are……" — Noam Chomsky
"With regard to freedom of expression there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject it in favor of Stalinist/Fascist standards."
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588 Quotes by Noam Chomsky
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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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