Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, hi...
The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society. Noam Chomsky
The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.
There's a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much. Noam Chomsky
There's a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much.
The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know. Noam Chomsky
The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.
See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence. Noam Chomsky
See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.
That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital. Noam Chomsky
That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.
Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact. Noam Chomsky
Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact.
Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it. Noam Chomsky
Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.
We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas. Noam Chomsky
We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.
One of the greatest dangers is secular religion - state worship. Noam Chomsky
One of the greatest dangers is secular religion - state worship.
Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt, they can't afford the time to think. Noam Chomsky
Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt, they can't afford the time to think.
The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people. Noam Chomsky
The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.
The world is a very puzzling place. If you're not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else's mind. Noam Chomsky
The world is a very puzzling place. If you're not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else's mind.