Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. Noam Chomsky

Most of what is done I think is to kept secret so the public won't know. The same is true of what Wikileaks exposed.

If you don't like what someone has to say, argue with them.

No sane human being devotes 100% of his or her life to political activism.

Africa's a wreck and it's not because it was hit by an asteroid. It's a wreck largely because it was hit by Europe.

...if you ask me whether or not I'm an atheist, I wouldn't even answer. I would first want an explanation of what it is that I'm supposed not to believe in, and I've never seen an explanation.

American imperialism has suffered a stunning defeat in Indochina. But the same forces are engaged In another war against a much less resilient enemy, the American people. Here, the prospects for success are much greater. The battleground is ideological, not military. At stake are the lessons to be drawn from the American war in Indochina; the outcome will determine the course and character of new imperial ventures.