Quote by Noam Chomsky
The only justification for repressive institutions is material and

The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival. – Noam Chomsky

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If we dont believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we dont believe in it at all. – Noam Chomsky

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The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars. – Charles Austin Beard

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