Quotes by Noam Chomsky

1. Education is a system of imposed ignorance.
2. For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.
3. How it is we have so much information, but know so little?
4. It's not radical Islam that worries the US but it’s independence.
5. It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.
6. We shouldn't be looking for heroes; we should be looking for good ideas.
7. If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
8. Everyone’s worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there’s really an easy way: Stop participating in it.
9. The more you can increase fear of drugs, crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.
10. The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum.
11. Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.