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More Quotes by Noam Chomsky
The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.
If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you don't have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world works.
The world is a very puzzling place. If you're not willing to be puzzled, you just become a replica of someone else's mind.
Do you train for passing tests or do you train for creative inquiry?
It’s ridiculous to talk about freedom in a society dominated by huge corporations. What kind of freedom is there inside a corporation? They’re totalitarian institutions - you take orders from above and maybe give them to people below you. There’s about as much freedom as under Stalinism.
Governments will use whatever technology is available to combat their primary enemy - their own population.
The goal is to keep the bewildered herd bewildered. It's unnecessary for them to trouble themselves with what's happening in the world. In fact, it's undesirable - if they see too much of reality they may set themselves to change it.
Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt, they can't afford the time to think.
You are responsible for the predictable consequences of your actions.
It takes one minute to tell a lie, and an hour to refute it.
