Noam Chomsky

Linguistics, political activism

Contemporary influential 140 sayings

Sayings by Noam Chomsky

The United States has been involved in more coups and interventions than any other country in the world.

2013 — Interview with Al Jazeera
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The whole concept of 'national security' is a fraud designed to protect the interests of the powerful.

1994 — Book: 'Secrets, Lies and Democracy'
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The United States is a militarized state, and its foreign policy is driven by the interests of the military-industrial complex.

2008 — Speech at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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The purpose of the education system is to produce obedient citizens and workers.

2007 — Interview with Bill Moyers
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The United States has a long history of supporting dictators and authoritarian regimes.

2000 — Book: 'A New Generation Draws the Line: Kosovo, East Timor and the Standards of the West'
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The United States is a capitalist state, and its policies are designed to benefit the wealthy and powerful.

2011 — Interview with The Real News Network
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The United States is a deeply undemocratic society, despite its rhetoric.

2012 — Speech at the Left Forum
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The United States is a criminal state, and its leaders should be held accountable for their crimes.

2015 — Interview with Telesur
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The role of the intellectual is to speak the truth, and to expose lies, and to be a witness to history.

2009 — Interview with Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
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The United States has a long history of violence and aggression, both at home and abroad.

1969 — Book: 'American Power and the New Mandarins'
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The United States is a deeply racist society, and its institutions are designed to perpetuate racial inequality.

2015 — Interview with Black Agenda Report
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The United States is a profoundly anti-democratic society, despite its democratic rhetoric.

2007 — Speech at the University of Pennsylvania
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The United States has a long history of hypocrisy, preaching democracy and human rights while supporting dictators and committing atrocities.

2007 — Book: 'Interventions'
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The United States is a dangerous and destructive force in the world, and its policies threaten the survival of humanity.

2016 — Interview with The Nation
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The United States is a failed state, and its institutions are crumbling.

2017 — Interview with Truthout
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The United States is a rogue superpower, and its actions are a threat to global stability.

2004 — Speech at the World Affairs Council
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The United States is a deeply corrupt society, and its political system is rigged in favor of the wealthy.

2016 — Interview with Jacobin Magazine
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The United States is a society based on violence, and its culture glorifies war and aggression.

1988 — Book: 'Culture of Terrorism'
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The United States is a deeply unjust society, and its policies perpetuate inequality and oppression.

2010 — Speech at the University of California, Santa Barbara
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The United States is a profoundly immoral society, and its actions are a stain on the conscience of humanity.

2018 — Interview with CounterPunch
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