Reagan was extreme. Beginning of his administration, one of the first things was to call in scabs - hadn't been done for a long time, and it's illegal in most countries - in the air controller strike. Noam Chomsky administrationairbegin Change image and share on social
Greece has been, in many ways, a partially dysfunctional society. For example, the wealthy barely pay taxes... to an extent, that's true elsewhere, including the United States, but it's been pretty extreme in Greece. Noam Chomsky barelydysfunctionalextent share on social
Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune. Noam Chomsky conventionaldoctrineneptune Change image and share on social
I do think that Magna Carta and international law are worth paying some attention to. Noam Chomsky attentioncartainternational Change image and share on social
Responsibility, I believe, accrues through privilege. Noam Chomsky accrueprivilegeresponsibility Change image and share on social
The 'peace movement' exists only in the fantasies of the paranoid. Noam Chomsky existfantasymovement Change image and share on social
From the late 1940s, into and through the '50s, there developed a complex interaction between federal government, state and local government, real-estate interests, commercial interests and court decisions, which had the effect of undermining the mass transit system across the country. Noam Chomsky 1940s50scommercial share on social
In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, not entering into the public arena and having their voices heard. Noam Chomsky 1960sarenaenter Change image and share on social
Language is one component of the human cognitive capacity which happens to be fairly amenable to enquiry. So we know a good deal about that. Noam Chomsky amenablecapacitycognitive Change image and share on social
The American escalation of the war in Laos provoked a response by the Communist forces, which now control more of Laos than ever before. Noam Chomsky americancommunistcontrol Change image and share on social