Ontological questions are generally beside the point, hardly more than a form of harassment.
Noam ChomskyPoliticians don't want democracy here in America, why would they want it in the Middle East?
Noam ChomskyIn 1961, the United States began chemical warfare in Vietnam, South Vietnam, chemical warfare to destroy crops and livestock. That went on for seven years. The level of poison - they used the most extreme carcinogen known: dioxin. And this went on for years.
Noam ChomskyYou know, we have little bits of understanding, glimpses, a little bit of light here and there, but there's a tremendous amount of darkness, which is a challenge. I think life would be pretty boring if we understood everything. It's better if we don't understand anything and know that we don't, that's the important part.
Noam Chomsky