If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
Quote by Noam Chomsky
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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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Noam Chomsky Quotes
- Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy.
- I remember at the age of five travelling on a trolley car with my mother past a group of women on a picket line at a textile plant, seeing them being viciously beaten by security people. So that kind of thing stayed with me.
- The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
- If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
- In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society.
- Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony.
- The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.
- The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.
- In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society.
- In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society.
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