Noam Chomsky quotes - page 16

Some of the most moving experiences I've had are just in black churches in the South, during the Civil Rights Movement, where people were getting beaten, killed, really struggling for the most elementary rights. (Noam Chomsky)
It was during the Reagan years that defiance of international law and the U.N. Charter became entirely open. View quote
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Mr. Mijanovi and those associated with him are the hope and the conscience of the Yugoslav revolution. View quote
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I don't see any possibility of Britain and the U.S. allowing a sovereign independent Iraq; that's almost inconceivable. View quote
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A tremendous amount of the entrepreneurial initiative, if you want to call it that, comes from the dynamic state sector on which most of the economy relies to socialize costs and risks and privatize eventual profit. And that's achieved by, if you like, advertising. View quote
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Pre-emptive war might fall within the framework of international law. View quote
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As a research tool, the internet is invaluable. View quote
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Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized, and lapsed into silence. View quote
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In general, I think, U.S. policies remain constant, going back to the Second World War. But the capacity to implement them is declining. View quote
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The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign intervention, which they have so far survived as dependencies with islands of luxury in a sea of misery. View quote
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I know some really outstanding Turkish journalists, and have been pleased and honored to be able to join with them a few times in their courageous protests against state terror and repression. (Noam Chomsky)
When Reagan left office, he was the most unpopular living president, apart from Nixon, even below Carter. If you look at his years in office, he was not particularly popular. He was more or less average. He severely harmed the American economy. View quote
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A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system, as incompatible with the principle that labor must be freely undertaken and under the control of the producer. View quote
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The good news from the U.S. military survey of focus groups is that Iraqis do accept the Nuremberg principles. They understand that sectarian violence and the other postwar horrors are contained within the supreme international crime committed by the invaders. View quote
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The American escalation of the war in Laos provoked a response by the Communist forces, which now control more of Laos than ever before. View quote
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I don't want followers. View quote
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For 500 years, since European explorers came, Latin American countries had been separated from one another. They had very limited relations. Integration is a prerequisite for independence. View quote
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Reparations - not just aid - should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by cruel sanctions and military actions, and - together with other criminal states - for supporting Saddam Hussein through his worst atrocities and beyond. That is the minimum that honesty requires. View quote
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The 'anti-globalisation movement' is the most significant proponent of globalisation - but in the interests of people, not concentrations of state-private power. View quote
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From the 1970s, there has been a significant change in the U.S. economy, as planners, private and state, shifted it toward financialization and the offshoring of production, driven in part by the declining rate of profit in domestic manufacturing. View quote
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Popular struggles to bring about a freer and more just society have been resisted by violence and repression, and massive efforts to control opinion and attitudes. Over time, however, they have met with considerable success, even though there is a long way to go, and there is often regression. (Noam Chomsky)
Sooner or later, jihadist-style terror and WMD are going to come together and the consequences could be horrendous. View quote
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Reagan was extreme. Beginning of his administration, one of the first things was to call in scabs - hadn't been done for a long time, and it's illegal in most countries - in the air controller strike. View quote
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Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy. View quote
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Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions. View quote
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