I stated that Hiroshima and Nagasaki are 'among the most unspeakable crimes in history.' I took no position on just where they stand on the scale of horrors relative to Auschwitz, the bombing of Chungking, Lidice, and so on. Noam Chomsky auschwitzbombchungk share on social
From the U.S. point of view, negotiations are, in effect, a way for Israel to continue its policies of systematically taking over whatever it wants in the West Bank, maintaining the brutal siege on Gaza, separating Gaza from the West Bank and, of course, occupying the Syrian Golan heights, all with full U.S. support. Noam Chomsky bankbrutalcontinue share on social
Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media. Noam Chomsky admiredictatormedium Change image and share on social
You could imagine a language exactly like English except it doesn't have connectives like 'and' that allow you to make longer expressions. An infant learning truncated English would have no idea about this: They would just pick it up as they would standard English. Noam Chomsky connectiveenglishexpression share on social
My father was a great sympathizer of Ahad Ha'am. Every Friday night we would read Hebrew together, and often the reading was Ahad Ha'am's essays. Noam Chomsky ahadessayfather Change image and share on social
Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society. Noam Chomsky courtfreegive Change image and share on social
For 500 years, since European explorers came, Latin American countries had been separated from one another. They had very limited relations. Integration is a prerequisite for independence. Noam Chomsky americancountryeuropean Change image and share on social
Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way. Noam Chomsky challengeeducationenvironment Change image and share on social
A number of analysts have observed that although bin Laden was finally killed, he won some major successes in his war against the U.S. Noam Chomsky analystbinfinally Change image and share on social
The good news from the U.S. military survey of focus groups is that Iraqis do accept the Nuremberg principles. They understand that sectarian violence and the other postwar horrors are contained within the supreme international crime committed by the invaders. Noam Chomsky acceptcommitcontain share on social