Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance

"Destroying hope is a critically important project. And when it is achieved, formal democracy is allowed—even preferred, if only for public relation purposes. In more honest circles, much of this is conceded. Of course, it is understood much more profoundly by beasts in men's shapes who endure the consequences of challenging the imperatives of stability and order."

Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance

"It is useful to remember that no matter where we turn, there is rarely any shortage of elevated ideals to accompany the resort to violence."

Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance

"Another problem with the official definitions of terror is that it follows from them that the US is a leading terrorist state."

Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance