Noam Chomsky

This Sarah Palin phenomenon is very curious. I think somebody watching us from Mars—they would think the country has gone insane. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#elections

The European reaction to Obama is a European delusion. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#elections

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.... ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#control

The new crimes that the US and Israel were committing in Gaza as 2009 opened do not fit easily into any standard category—except for the category of familiarity. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#conflict

...the Bible is probably the most genocidal book in the literary canon. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#bible

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#believe #despise #expression #freedom #freedom of expression

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#optimism #responsibility #responsibility

Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#responsibility #stop-terrorism #terror #terrorism #terrorism

Education is a system of imposed ignorance. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#homeschooling #ignorance #public-education #education

I was never aware of any other option but to question everything. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#awareness