--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are…" description: "\"I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are 'among the most unspeakable crimes in history.' I took no position on just where they stand on the scale of ho..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/noam-chomsky-42_among_i-stated-that-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-are_19747.jpg" --- # I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are 'among the most… ![“I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are 'among the most unspeakable crimes in history.' I took no position on just where they stand on the scale of horrors relative to Auschwitz, the bombing of Chungking, Lidice, and so on.” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/noam-chomsky-42_among_i-stated-that-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-are_19747.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/noam-chomsky-42_among_i-stated-that-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-are_19747.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/noam-chomsky-42_among_i-stated-that-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-are_19747.jpg) > “I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are 'among the most unspeakable crimes in history.' I took no position on just where they stand on the scale of horrors relative to Auschwitz, the bombing of Chungking, Lidice, and so on.” [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker labels the atomic bombings as extreme moral atrocities, while deliberately avoiding ranking them against other historical tragedies. **In simple terms:** Acknowledges the bombings' horror without comparative judgment. Key Takeaway Bombings are profound crimes, but comparison is avoided. 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