"In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival."
― Noam Chomsky
Topic(s):
Respect
More From Noam Chomsky
- "The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history."
- "The major advances in speed of communication and ability to interact took place more than a century ago. The shift from sailing ships to telegraph was far more radical than that from telephone to email!"
- "I remember at the age of five travelling on a trolley car with my mother past a group of women on a picket line at a textile plant, seeing them being viciously beaten by security people. So that kind of thing stayed with me."
More In Respect
- "Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others."― Samuel Johnson
- "People respect nonfiction but they read novels."― E. O. Wilson
- "I’m very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what I’m doing, so I’m always very true to the music and I honour the music in the way I see it – I don’t mess around with the music."― Matthew Bourne