More Quotes by Noam Chomsky
It takes one minute to tell a lie, and an hour to refute it.
The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know.
The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.
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.
Hypocrites are those who apply to others the standards that they refuse to accept for themselves.
Democratic societies can't force people. Therefore they have to control what they think.
Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. 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 you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours.
The best defense against democracy is to distract people.
Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It's something you have to find out for yourself.
The press is owned by wealthy men who only want certain things to reach the public.
