Noam Chomsky
Linguistics, political activism
Sayings by Noam Chomsky
The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime and foreigners, the more you can control all the people.
The United States is an empire.
The media serves the powerful.
Education is a system of imposed ignorance.
The United States has been carrying out a major terrorist war against Cuba for 50 years.
The United States is the only country in the world that has been condemned for international terrorism by the World Court.
The United States is not a democracy, it's a corporatocracy.
The American political system is largely a sham.
The United States is a major threat to world peace.
The United States has an extraordinary record of violence.
The United States is the greatest terrorist organization in the world.
The United States is a criminal state.
The United States is a threat to humanity.
The United States is a moral monster.
The United States is a danger to the world.
The United States is a force for evil in the world.
The United States is a threat to its own population.
The United States is the most frightening power in the world—it’s the only power that has the capacity to destroy organized human life.
The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn’t betray it I’d be ashamed of myself.
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very spirited debate within that spectrum.