Quote by Noam Chomsky about False Prophets in the Bible
“The people who were honored in the Bible were the false prophets. It was the ones we call the prophets who were jailed and driven into the desert.”
Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky on the Role of Chemistry
“Chemistry, until my childhood, not that long ago, was regarded as a calculating device. Because you couldn’t reduce to physics. So it’s just some way of calculating the result of experiments. The Bohr atom was treated that way.”
Noam Chomsky
The Most Humane – Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
“What do you regard as most humane? To spare someone shame.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
One Has to Pay Dearly for Immortality – Friedrich Nietzsche
“One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Cynical View on Marriage by H. L. Mencken
“Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner’s inquest.”
H. L. Mencken
Noam Chomsky Quote on Gaza Conflict 2008
“In November 2008, the day of the presidential election, Israeli military forces invaded Gaza and killed half a dozen Hamas militants. Well, that was followed by a missile exchange for a couple of weeks in both directions.”
Noam Chomsky
Human Nature and Evolution – Noam Chomsky
“Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it.”
Noam Chomsky
Without Music, Life Would Be a Mistake – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Politician Quote by H. L. Mencken
“A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.”
H. L. Mencken
Best Government Quote by Walter Lippmann
“It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.”
Walter Lippmann