For the past century or so that's [ Monroe Doctrine] actually been true, but it's declining very significantly.
Noam ChomskyIt's a principle that anything our leaders do is for noble reasons. It may be mistaken, it may be ugly, but basically noble. And if you bring in normal moderate, conservative, strategic, economic objectives you threatening that principle.
Noam ChomskyIn fact, the capitalist class in the '50s was sort of part of a social contract. It was part of the tenor of the times.
Noam Chomsky