If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.Freedom of Speech: Words are Not Deeds, 1994
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Noam Chomsky (1928 - ) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and social critic. He is known for his groundbreaking work in linguistics, particularly in the theory of generative grammar, as well as his outspoken political activism and critique of mainstream media and government policies.
b. 1928
If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.Freedom of Speech: Words are Not Deeds, 1994
International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his protection money. You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don't have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.On Iran, Iraq, and the Rest of the World, interview by Michael Shank, 2007
When I criticize a system, they think I criticize them—and that is of course because they accept the system and identify themselves with it.America's Public Enemy #1, Noam Chomsky interviewed by an anonymous interviewer, 1993
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