Independent Quotes — Page 43

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny have created an important political radio show that balances humor and unreported news. At a time when media conglomerates dominate the airwaves, independent media like Citizen Radio is vital to national discourse.”

Political Media Independent

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“Allowing an independent and sovereign Iraq could be a nightmare for the United States. It would mean that it would be Shi'ite-dominated, at least if it's minimally democratic. It would continue to improve relations with Iran, just what the United States doesn't want to see. And beyond that, right across the border in Saudi Arabia where most of Saudi oil is, there happens to be a large Shi'ite population, probably a majority.”

Mean Independent Iran

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“Iran is independent and independence is not tolerated.”

Independent Independence

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

“A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince.”

Simple Independent

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“Why was the United States so afraid of an independent South Vietnam? Well, I think the reason again is pretty clear from the internal government documents. Precisely what they were afraid of was that the "takeover" of South Vietnam by nationalist forces would not be brutal. They feared it would be conciliatory and that there would be successful social and economic development - and that the whole region might work.”

Thinking Successful Independent

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“It is one thing for the institution to offer space for serious engagement, in thought and action, and to encourage free and independent use of such opportunities; it is something else for the university to become engaged as an institution, beyond a fairly narrow range where true consensus exists, and even that raises questions.”

Opportunity Independent Raises Questions

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“Insofar as the universities are free and independent, they will also be "subversive," in the sense that dominant structures of power and their ideological support will be subjected to challenge and critique, a counterpart to attitudes that are fostered in the hard sciences wherever they are taken seriously.”

Taken Attitude Independent

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“Venezuela is independent. It's diversifying its exports to a limited extent, instead of just being dependent on exports to the United States. And it's initiating moves toward Latin American integration and independence. It's what they call a Bolivarian alternative and the United States doesn't like any of that.”

Moving Independent Latin

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“Through much of its history, the US did not have high inequality as compared with Europe. Less so, in fact. That began to change in the industrial age, reaching a peak in 1928, after the forceful destruction of the labor movement and crushing of independent thought. Largely as a result of labor mobilization, inequality declined during the Great Depression, a tendency continuing through the great growth period of regulated capitalism in the early postwar decades.”

Independent Growth Crush

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“There could be an independent labor-based party, which might over time become an important force the way the Labor Party did in England. To all of these things there are plenty of barriers, in the culture and in the social and political institutions, the concentration of economic power. But these are not insuperable barriers, I think. They can be overcome. And it is urgent that this be done, because there are really incredible problems that are simply not being addressed.”

Thinking Party Independent

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Noam Chomsky

Linguist, Philosopher, Activist

“It was right after Woodrow Wilson's first serious post-World War I repression, which deported thousands of people, effectively destroyed unions and independent press, and so on. Right after that, the anti-immigration law was passed that remained in place until the 1960s.”

War Law Independent

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

“You speak of poverty and dependence. Who are poor and dependent? Who are rich and independent? When was it that men agreed to respect the appearance and not the reality?”

Reality Truth Independent

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