Novalis Quote on Language and Strength
“Fortunate is our language that it is awkward! The strong compel it, and it compels the weak; there the appearance of strength becomes more visible, more beautiful, here the inability more striking, and thus the realm of beauty remains purer, nobler, unmixed.”
Novalis
Language as a Mirror of the People – Ernst Moritz Arndt
“The language of a people is the clearest mirror of their spirit and their intellectual life; whoever alienates themselves from the language of their people alienates themselves from their people.”
Ernst Moritz Arndt
Language is given to humans by Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
“Language is given to humans to conceal their thoughts.”
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
“For the powerful, crimes …” – Quote by Noam Chomsky
“For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.”
Noam Chomsky
Freedom of Speech for All Views – Noam Chomsky
“Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re really in favor of free speech, then you’re in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favor of free speech.”
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky on Jingoism, Racism, and Political Mobilization
“Jingoism, racism, fear, religious fundamentalism: these are the ways of appealing to people if you’re trying to organize a mass base of support for policies that are really intended to crush them.”
Noam Chomsky
How it is we have so much information, but know so little? – Noam Chomsky
“How it is we have so much information, but know so little?”
Noam Chomsky
Responsibility for Actions – Quote by Noam Chomsky
“You are responsible for the predictable consequences of your actions.”
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky on School Sports and Irrational Jingoism
“When I was in high school I asked myself at one point: “Why do I care if my high school’s team wins the football game? I don’t know anybody on the team, they have nothing to do with me… why am I here and applaud? It does not make any sense.” But the point is, it does make sense: It’s a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority and group cohesion behind leadership elements. In fact it’s training in irrational jingoism. That’s also a feature of competitive sports.”
Noam Chomsky
“If Voting Could Actually Change Anything” – Noam Chomsky
“If voting could actually change anything, it would be illegal.”
Noam Chomsky