Noam Chomsky Quotes (Year 534)
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Collection of Noam Chomsky quotes (***unofficial***). This account is not maintained by Noam Chomsky or his office. This is more of a broadcast than an interactive account. I highly recommend diving into the mentioned sources for more context.
The Godfather does not tolerate “successful defiance,” even from a small storekeeper who fails to pay protection money. It is too dangerous. It must therefore be stamped out, and brutally, so that others understand that disobedience is not an option. ~NC
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 AM
The Godfather does not tolerate “successful defiance,” even from a small storekeeper who fails to pay protection money. It is too dangerous. It must therefore be stamped out, and brutally, so that others understand that disobedience is not an option. ~NC
#NotAChomskyQuote Was browsing the environmental section of the local library and ran into this book
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January 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
#NotAChomskyQuote Was browsing the environmental section of the local library and ran into this book
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[U.S.] Planning documents stress that the role of Latin America is to provide resources and a favorable business and investment climate.
chomsky.info/year01/ (Noam Chomsky
Excerpted from Year 501: The Conquest Continues, South End Press, 1993)
chomsky.info/year01/ (Noam Chomsky
Excerpted from Year 501: The Conquest Continues, South End Press, 1993)
January 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
[U.S.] Planning documents stress that the role of Latin America is to provide resources and a favorable business and investment climate.
chomsky.info/year01/ (Noam Chomsky
Excerpted from Year 501: The Conquest Continues, South End Press, 1993)
chomsky.info/year01/ (Noam Chomsky
Excerpted from Year 501: The Conquest Continues, South End Press, 1993)
#NotAChomskyQuote There are smoke-filled rooms! 🚬
#WilliamSimon #Petrodollar
Source -> Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare By Edward Fishman, 2025
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#WilliamSimon #Petrodollar
Source -> Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare By Edward Fishman, 2025
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January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
#NotAChomskyQuote There are smoke-filled rooms! 🚬
#WilliamSimon #Petrodollar
Source -> Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare By Edward Fishman, 2025
www.google.com/books/editio...
#WilliamSimon #Petrodollar
Source -> Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare By Edward Fishman, 2025
www.google.com/books/editio...
"perpetual peace in a benign global political order" vs. "passing nightmare" - NC appears to land in the middle.
#ImmanuelKant vs. #BertrandRussell 🥹
#ImmanuelKant vs. #BertrandRussell 🥹
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"perpetual peace in a benign global political order" vs. "passing nightmare" - NC appears to land in the middle.
#ImmanuelKant vs. #BertrandRussell 🥹
#ImmanuelKant vs. #BertrandRussell 🥹
"If you have your hand on the spigot you can control what other people do, whether we use it or not." ~NC
Source: chomsky.info/20101026/ ("Noam Chomsky on American Foreign Policy and US Politics", 2010)
Source: chomsky.info/20101026/ ("Noam Chomsky on American Foreign Policy and US Politics", 2010)
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"If you have your hand on the spigot you can control what other people do, whether we use it or not." ~NC
Source: chomsky.info/20101026/ ("Noam Chomsky on American Foreign Policy and US Politics", 2010)
Source: chomsky.info/20101026/ ("Noam Chomsky on American Foreign Policy and US Politics", 2010)
From Chapter 4 of the Chomsky's 1992 book Deterring Democracy (znetwork.org/wp-content/u...)
January 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
From Chapter 4 of the Chomsky's 1992 book Deterring Democracy (znetwork.org/wp-content/u...)
"Gog and Magog" 😆
December 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
"Gog and Magog" 😆
#NotAChomskyQuote A snippet from Marko Papic's book "Geopolitical Alpha"
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
#NotAChomskyQuote A snippet from Marko Papic's book "Geopolitical Alpha"
Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT
March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT
March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023
#NotAChomskyQuote Here's another amusing excerpt from Akerlof & Shiller's 2010 book "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism"
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
#NotAChomskyQuote Here's another amusing excerpt from Akerlof & Shiller's 2010 book "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism"
#NotAChomskyQuote Here's an excerpt from Akerlof & Shiller's 2010 book "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism"
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#NotAChomskyQuote Here's an excerpt from Akerlof & Shiller's 2010 book "Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism"
OED has a fascinating quote in its 3.a entry for "titan"
"Near the Jerome Avenue entrance, former titans of industry hunker together for eternity." -- Spy (New York) June 36/5
"Near the Jerome Avenue entrance, former titans of industry hunker together for eternity." -- Spy (New York) June 36/5
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
OED has a fascinating quote in its 3.a entry for "titan"
"Near the Jerome Avenue entrance, former titans of industry hunker together for eternity." -- Spy (New York) June 36/5
"Near the Jerome Avenue entrance, former titans of industry hunker together for eternity." -- Spy (New York) June 36/5
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
#NotAChomskyQuote According to the WSJ Editorial Board, Mamdani didn't get elected; rather, he captured New York. Then, they fret over capital flight because, you know, leftist.
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#NotAChomskyQuote According to the WSJ Editorial Board, Mamdani didn't get elected; rather, he captured New York. Then, they fret over capital flight because, you know, leftist.
#NotAChomskyQuote Nothing bad will happen...
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
#NotAChomskyQuote Nothing bad will happen...
#NotAChomskyQuote Nothing bad will happen...
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#NotAChomskyQuote Nothing bad will happen...
#NotAChomskyQuote Nothing bad will happen...
October 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
#NotAChomskyQuote Nothing bad will happen...
#NotAChomskyQuote An interesting excerpt from the book "Busting the Bankers' Club" by Gerald Epstein.
October 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#NotAChomskyQuote An interesting excerpt from the book "Busting the Bankers' Club" by Gerald Epstein.
#NotAChomskyQuote I watched a recent interview with Willem Middelkoop on GoldRepublic Global in which he references this interesting 2015 book.
October 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#NotAChomskyQuote I watched a recent interview with Willem Middelkoop on GoldRepublic Global in which he references this interesting 2015 book.
#NotAChomskyQuote A snippet from Nomi Prins' book "Permanent Distortion"
September 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#NotAChomskyQuote A snippet from Nomi Prins' book "Permanent Distortion"
"Very well-done....Reviews material that should be much better known." ~Noam Chomsky
How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe Paperback – August 5, 2022
by Benjamin Abelow
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How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe Paperback – August 5, 2022
by Benjamin Abelow
benjaminabelow.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Very well-done....Reviews material that should be much better known." ~Noam Chomsky
How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe Paperback – August 5, 2022
by Benjamin Abelow
benjaminabelow.com
How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe Paperback – August 5, 2022
by Benjamin Abelow
benjaminabelow.com