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"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
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5/22/13

Noam Chomsky Quotes


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

"It's pretty ironic that the so-called 'least advantage' people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction." ~Noam Chomsky

"Life is empty without love." ~Noam Chomsky

"Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself." ~Noam Chomsky 

"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

"The general population doesn't know what was happening. And it doesn't even know that it doesn't know." ~Noam Chomsky

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Compiled by KINDNESS IN ACTION

The American philosopher and professor Noam Chomsky, at the age of 95, loses his ability to speak and write, thus being forced to relinquish the throne of words—the very tool through which he exposed the truth about global systems. Throughout his life, he left behind powerful reflections, including:

“There are no poor countries, only failed systems of resource management.”

“No one will place the truth in your mind; it is something you must discover for yourself.”

“If you want to control a people, create an imaginary enemy that appears more dangerous than you, then present yourself as their savior.”

“One of the clearest lessons of history: rights are not granted; they are taken by force.”

“There is a purpose behind distorting history to make it seem like only great men achieve significant things. It teaches people to believe they are powerless and must wait for a great man to act.”

“The world is a mysterious and confusing place. If you are not willing to be confused, you become a mere replica of someone else’s mind.”

“To control people, make them believe they are responsible for their own misery and present yourself as their savior.”

“The West will one day regret its shallow ideas that alienate people from their true nature. One must seek the right religion and the right belief.”