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“Iraqi commandos landed at George W. Bush's compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic.”

Quote by Noam Chomsky

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Noam Chomsky, born on December 7, 1928, is a renowned linguist from the United States. His research in generative grammar and transformational grammar has had a profound impact on modern linguistics. Chomsky's academic achievements extend beyond linguistics, as he is also an active political commentator and philosopher, known for his unique perspective and profound insights. more

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“With regard to freedom of expression there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject it in favor of Stalinist/Fascist standards.”

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Book:Deterring Democracy

Source: Deterring Democracy

“The task for a modern industrial society is to achieve what is now technically realizable, namely, a society which is really based on free voluntary participation of people who produce and create, live their lives freely within institutions they control, and with limited hierarchical structures, possibly none at all”

People Modern Achieve Produce Tasks Institutions Structure Participation Live Free

Book:Language and Politics

Source: Language and Politics

“When Israelis in the occupied territories now claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that any military occupier has to defend itself against the population they are crushing. You can't defend yourself when you're militarily occupying someone else's land. That's not defense. Call it what you like, it's not defense.”

Land Military Claims Population Defense Crush Territory You Like It

Author:Noam Chomsky

“It’s pretty ironic that the so-called ‘least advanced’ people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.”

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Author:Noam Chomsky

“Naming our murder weapons after victims of our crimes: Apache, Tomahawk... It's as if the Luftwaffe were to call its fighter planes 'Jew' and 'Gypsy.'”

Ifs Crime Weapons Murder Victim Jew Fighter Planes Gypsy

Author:Noam Chomsky

“In fact, it's doing it all over the world. Obama, first of all, is running the biggest terrorist operation that exists, maybe in history. The drone assassination campaigns, which are just part of it. All of these operations, they are terror operations.”

World Firsts Facts Running Terror Campaigns Terrorist Operations Assassination Drones

Author:Noam Chomsky

“Nothing can justify crimes such as those of September 11, but we can think of the United States as an innocent victim only if we adopt the convenient path of ignoring the record of its actions and those of its allies, which are, after all, hardly a secret.”

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Book:9-11 [neuf-onze]

Source: 9-11 [neuf-onze]

“One might ask why tobacco is legal and marijuana not. A possible answer is suggested by the nature of the crop. Marijuana can be grown almost anywhere, with little difficulty. It might not be easily marketable by major corporations. Tobacco is quite another story.”

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Book:Deterring Democracy

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“Education is imposed ignorance.”

Author:Noam Chomsky

“We don't use the term 'working class' here because it's a taboo term. You're supposed to say 'middle class,' because it helps diminish the understanding that there's a class war going on.”

War Helping Use Understanding Term Class Middle Middle Class Working Class Diminish Taboo

Author:Noam Chomsky