1,450 Quotes by Noam Chomsky

My family was mostly unemployed working class.

September 11 shocked many Americans into an awareness that they had better pay much closer attention to what the U.S. government does in the world and how it is perceived. Many issues have been opened for discussion that were not on the agenda before. That's all to the good.

Government actually grew during the Reagan years.

Democracy and freedom are more than just ideals, to be valued that may be essential for survival.

It is reported that about 30% of the world's population is unemployed. That's worse than the Great Depression, but it's now an international phenomenon.

Organization and education, when they interact with each other, they strengthen each other, they are mutually supportive.

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

The internet is an élite organization; most of the population of the world has never even made a phone call.

The reason academic disputes are so vicious is that so little is at stake.