What's the point of being better than someone else? Noam Chomsky More Quotes by Noam Chomsky More Quotes From Noam Chomsky Washington still refuses to provide evidence to support the claims in 1990 that a huge Iraqi military build-up on the Saudi border justified war. Noam Chomsky support military war Presented with the claims of nineteenth-century racist anthropology, a rational person will ask two sorts of questions: 'What is the scientific status of the claims?' 'What social or ideological needs do they serve?' Noam Chomsky racist two needs The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free economic system - at least not in the way that is claimed. The same is true of the roads, of course. Noam Chomsky government development air The Iranian government is undoubtedly a severe danger to its own population, but not beyond that. Noam Chomsky population government danger When I arrived in Laos and found young Americans living there, out of free choice, I was surprised. After only a week, I began to have a sense of the appeal of the country and its people - along with despair about its future. Noam Chomsky choices country people Palestinians have no wealth or power. Noam Chomsky wealth palestinian Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society. Noam Chomsky our-society speech giving Markets are lethal, if only because of ignoring externalities, the impacts of their transactions on the environment. Noam Chomsky transactions impact environment The United States is a violent military state. It's been involved in military action all over the place. Noam Chomsky united-states military action One of the most interesting reactions to come out of 1968 was in the first publication of the Trilateral Commission, which believed there was a 'crisis of democracy' from too much participation of the masses. Noam Chomsky democracy too-much interesting There's very little dislike of Americans in the world, shown by repeated polls, and the dissatisfaction - that is, the hatred and the anger - they come from acceptance of American values, not a rejection of them, and recognition that they're rejected by the U.S. government and by U.S. elites, which does lead to hatred and anger. Noam Chomsky rejection government acceptance It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about the human need for liberty, diversity, and free association. Noam Chomsky diversity liberty needs If you're teaching today what you were teaching five years ago, either the field is dead or you are. Noam Chomsky teaching today years Growing up in the place I did I never was aware of any other option but to question everything. Noam Chomsky growing growing-up Anti-Americanism is a pure totalitarian concept. The very notion is idiotic. Noam Chomsky idiotic pure notion When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has. Noam Chomsky increase iraq expectations I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere. Noam Chomsky executives executive-power accumulation As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss. Noam Chomsky choices decision loss I don't want followers. Noam Chomsky followers want How people themselves perceive what they are doing is not a question that interests me. Noam Chomsky perceive interest people
