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Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013 QUOTES

Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013 QUOTES

1 " In Plato’s Republic, Socrates expresses great fear about democracy because it is, in his mind, synonymous with freedom. The result is tyranny. But modern times have brought us a different understanding of democracy as an ideal. It is how to give the appearance of democracy yet deny it in practice, ensuring that democracy in its false form gives consent by the people to a small group, the oligarchs. This is accomplished through a combination of the people’s silence and a rigged system that changes a working democracy of public participation and deliberation to a charade. "

― Noam Chomsky , Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013

2 " crime of war” is a criminal activity of which the defeated enemies, but not the victors, are guilty. "

― Noam Chomsky , Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013