Noam Chomsky

"Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact."

- Noam Chomsky

"All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume."

- Noam Chomsky

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

- Noam Chomsky

"There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do."

- Noam Chomsky

"If we do not believe in freedom of speech for those we despise we do not believe in it at all."

- Noam Chomsky

"Civil disobedience's main goal typically is to try to arouse and inspire others to join and do something. Well, sometimes that is a good tactic, sometimes not."

- Noam Chomsky

"If you assume that there's no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there's a chance for you to contribute to making a better world. That's your choice."

- Noam Chomsky

"I like the cold weather. It means you get work done."

- Noam Chomsky

"Willingness to be puzzled is a valuable trait to cultivate, from childhood to advanced inquiry."

- Noam Chomsky

"If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there’s a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours."

- Noam Chomsky

"It is easier to go to the Internet than to go to the library, undoubtedly. But the shift from no libraries to the existence of libraries was a much greater shift than what we've seen with the Internet's development."

- Noam Chomsky