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Noam Chomsky Quotes (86 quotes)
 | “If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don't like. Goebbels was in favor of freedom of speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you're in favor of freedom of speech, that means you're in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.” ―Noam Chomsky Source/Notes: In Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, 1992 - On freedom of speech |
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| “All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.” ―Noam Chomsky Source/Notes: As quoted in: "Chomsky" (Éd. de l'Herne, 2007), edited by Jean Bricmont, p. 218 - ISBN: 9782851971456 |
| “Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.” ―Noam Chomsky Source/Notes: For Reasons Of State (2003 edition), Penguin Books India - ISBN: 9780143030546 |
| Source/Notes: Turning the Tide, 1985 |
| Source/Notes: Interview on WBAI, January 1992 |
| “The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.” ―Noam Chomsky Source/Notes: As quoted in: The Guardian, 23 November 1992 |
| “The sign of a truly totalitarian culture is that important truths simply lack cognitive meaning and are interpretable only at the level of Fuck You, so they can then elicit a perfectly predictable torrent of abuse in response. We've long ago reached that level.” ―Noam Chomsky Source/Notes: Letter to Alexander Cockburn (1 March 1990), later paraphrased in Deterring Democracy (1992) p. 345 - On media and propaganda |
| Source/Notes: Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent 1 hour:53 min - On education |
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| Source/Notes: 9-11 [neuf-onze] (2001 edition), Seven Stories Press - ISBN: 9781583224892 |
| “The Bush Administration do have moral values. Their moral values are very explicit: shine the boots of the rich and the powerful, kick everybody else in the face, and let your grandchildren pay for it. That simple principle predicts almost everything that's happening.” ―Noam Chomsky Source/Notes: Interview by Steve Scher on KUOW, in Seattle, Washington, April 20, 2005 [12] - On politics and economics |
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Noam Chomsky
Born: December 7, 1928 (age 89)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Activist
Bio: Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, logician, historian, political critic, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. In addition to his work in linguistics, he has written on war, politics, and mass media, and is the author of over 100 books.
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