Noam Chomsky

"The task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen, but to think what nobody has yet thought about that which everybody sees."

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."

"The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know."

"Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied."

"For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to come to understand the mechanisms and practices of indoctrination."

"The responsibility of intellectuals is much more serious in a society that permits freedom of speech."

"It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and to expose lies."

"We must be clear and decisive, and we must act now."

"Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic to them, among them the capacity to use language."

"The education system is really designed to marginalize the poor and to give the rich the resources they need to dominate."

"Children are people, and people are entitled to respect."

"There has always been, and will always be, an immense gap between the limited truths that science can obtain and the unlimited ignorance that science reveals."

"The internet could be a very positive force for humanity, but only if we develop it correctly."

"U.S. military spending is enormous and serves largely to enrich corporations."

"If you want to control people, you must first control information."

"The best way to understand an event is to see how it was covered by the media."

"A person is not just a rational being, but also an emotional and social being."

"The role of the intellectual is to create a constituency for peace."

"We accept the framework of a market economy as given, though it's one of the most remarkable systems of thought control ever devised."

"Manufacturing consent is the process by which the wealthy manage opinion."

"The most important thing is to think for yourself."

"Success in education is measured by the ability to think independently."

"Art and music are expressions of the human spirit that cannot be reduced to economic value."

"Science pursues truth, but truth is elusive and requires constant questioning."

"The pursuit of happiness should not be sacrificed for the pursuit of wealth."

"Work should be meaningful and allow for human flourishing."

"Dreams are not just fantasies but windows into what we value most."

"To live with courage is to accept uncertainty."

"Change comes from organized effort and collective action."

"Education should free the mind, not confine it."