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Noam Chomsky Quotes

Noam Chomsky quotes

American Activist December 7, 1928 – April 17, 2017

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Noam Chomsky quote: "The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history."
The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history. Noam Chomsky
The key element of social control is the strategy of distraction that is to divert public attention from important issues and changes decided by political and economic elites, through the technique of flood or flooding continuous distractions and insignificant information. Noam Chomsky
State propaganda, when supported by the educated classes and when no deviation is permitted from it, can have a big effect. It was a lesson learned by Hitler and many others, and it has been pursued to this day. Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky quote: "Peace is preferable to war. But it’s not an absolute value,..."
Peace is preferable to war. But it’s not an absolute value, and so we always ask, “What kind of peace? Noam Chomsky
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. Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky quote: "the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary..."
...the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary canon. Noam Chomsky
The two main criminals are France and the United States. They owe Haiti enormous reparations because of actions going back hundreds of years. If we could ever get to the stage where somebody could say, 'We're sorry we did it,' that would be nice. But if that just assuages guilt, it's just another crime. To become minimally civilized, we would have to say, 'We carried out and benefited from vicious crimes. A large part of the wealth of France comes from the crimes we committed against Haiti,... Noam Chomsky
If you are giving a graduate course you don't try to impress the students with oratory, you try to challenge them, get them to question you. Noam Chomsky
Anarchists try to identify power structures. They urge those exercising power to justify themselves. This justification does not succeed most of the time. Noam Chomsky
The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people. Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky quote: "We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for..."
We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas. Noam Chomsky
There is massive propaganda for everyone to consume. Consumption is good for profits and consumption is good for the political establishment. Noam Chomsky
The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another. Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky quote: "Education is a condition of imposed ignorance!"
Education is a condition of imposed ignorance! Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky quote: "Education is a system of imposed ignorance"
Education is a system of imposed ignorance Noam Chomsky

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