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The old-fashioned idea is that responsibility falls upon those who borrow and lend. Money was not borrowed by campesinos, assembly plant workers, or slum-dwellers. The mass of the population gained little from borrowing, indeed often suffered grievously from its effects.

~Noam Chomsky

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In the early days of the military Arpanet, my daughter was studying in Nicaragua. Because the U.S. was essentially at war with them, contact was difficult. I managed to use MIT's Arpanet connection, and she found one, so we could communicate thanks to the Pentagon!

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Somebody will be able to overcome any encryption technique you use!

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The neo-cons constitute a radical reactionary fringe of the planning spectrum, but the spectrum is narrow.

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In ideal form of social control is an atomised collection of individuals focused on their own narrow concern, lacking the kinds of organisations in which they can gain information, develop and articulate their thoughts, and act constructively to achieve common ends.

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The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.

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It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else.

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If you destroyed half the pharmaceutical production in the United States, we'd think it's a pretty serious problem. In fact, we'd probably go to war.

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Occasionally the conflict between 'what we stand for' and 'what we do' has been forthrightly addressed.

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The Great Seal was an early proclamation of 'humanitarian intervention,' to use the currently fashionable phrase.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: December 7th, 1928

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