Noam Chomsky

"We are all implicated in systems of injustice; awareness is the first step."

"Resistance begins in the mind with independent thought."

"The purpose of education should be to create independent thinkers."

"Power operates through consent, which is manufactured through media."

"History is written by those who hold power, not by those who experienced truth."

"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."

"The destruction of the commons benefits the few at the expense of the many."

"Language allows us to express infinite thoughts with finite means."

"Children are naturally curious until institutions teach them not to be."

"The state's monopoly on violence is presented as legitimate law."

"Our actions have moral weight regardless of our intentions."

"Systems perpetuate themselves by making alternatives seem unimaginable."

"The first duty of an intellectual is to tell the truth."

"We must refuse to participate in our own oppression."

"Technology is a tool; what matters is who controls it."

"Historical facts are inconvenient to those in power."

"Courage means standing against the tide of popular opinion."

"The media serves the interests of concentrated wealth."

"Language is the most fundamental tool of human thought."

"Systematic propaganda is the foundation of modern states."

"To understand society, follow the money and power."

"Education should empower people to think critically, not to obey."

"The comfortable lie is preferred to the uncomfortable truth."

"We inherit both the benefits and the guilt of history."

"Conformity is the enemy of human flourishing."

"The powerful frame dissent as terrorism to justify repression."

"Language is the mirror of the mind."

"Change requires understanding the mechanisms of control."

"Independence of thought is the rarest and most valuable quality."

"Public opinion is created, not discovered, by media institutions."