True Learning and Individual Truth – Umberto Eco
“True learning must not be content with ideas, which are, in fact, signs, but must discover things in their individual truth.”
Umberto Eco
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Middle East Negotiations – Noam Chomsky
“From the U.S. point of view, negotiations are, in effect, a way for Israel to continue its policies of systematically taking over whatever it wants in the West Bank, maintaining the brutal siege on Gaza, separating Gaza from the West Bank and, of course, occupying the Syrian Golan heights, all with full U.S. support.”
Noam Chomsky
Quote by Noam Chomsky on Self-Reflection and Justification
“There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, ‘That person I see is a savage monster;’ instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.”
Noam Chomsky
Resistance and Responsibility – Quote by Noam Chomsky
“Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who fear the consequences and detest the reality of the attempt to impose American hegemony.”
Noam Chomsky
Quote by H. L. Mencken about foolishness and speech
“Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.”
H. L. Mencken
Democracy and Freedom Are Essential for Survival – Noam Chomsky
“In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival.”
Noam Chomsky
Quote by Noam Chomsky about Rhetoric
“I don’t have any oratory skills. But I would not use them if I had.”
Noam Chomsky
Quote by Noam Chomsky on Fear and Control
“The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.”
Noam Chomsky
H. L. Mencken Quote on Truth and Lies
“It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.”
H. L. Mencken
The Impact of Poetry and Narrative – H. L. Mencken
“Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince.”
H. L. Mencken