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" Governments are not representative. They have their own power, serving segments of the population that are dominant and rich. "

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" Well before September 11, it was understood that with modern technology, the rich and powerful will lose their near monopoly of the means of violence and can expect to suffer atrocities on home soil. "

" The U.S. has strategic and economic interests in Southeast Asia that must be secured. Holding Indochina is essential to securing these interests. Therefore, we must hold Indochina. "

" I don't usually admire Sarah Palin, but when she was making fun of this 'hopey changey stuff,' she was right: there was nothing there. "

" The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself. "

" There is no plausible theory under which the record of the Pentagon Papers can be interpreted as relating to the national defense. "

" France had a policy, initiated by General de Gaulle, of trying to turn Europe into what was then called a 'third force,' independent of the two superpowers, so Europe should pursue an independent course. "

" By curious accident of history and geography, the world's major energy resources are located pretty much in Shiite regions. They're a minority in the Middle East, but they happen to be where the oil is, right around the northern part of the Gulf. "

" Pakistan is not a unified country. "

" Part of the population of Laos lives in urban centers, Vientiane being the largest. "

" 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. "

" If you're in favour of any policy - reform, revolution, stability, regression, whatever - if you're at least minimally moral, it's because you think it's somehow good for people. And good for people means conforming to their fundamental nature. "

" The western mantra is that Israel seeks negotiations without preconditions, while the Palestinians refuse. The opposite is more accurate. "

" When General Allenby conquered Jerusalem during World War I, he was hailed in the American press as Richard the Lion-Hearted, who had at last won the Crusades and driven the pagans out of the Holy Land. "

" The U.S. - the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that's hardly even a joke. The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan. "

" People who criticize power in the Jewish community are regarded the way Ahab treated Elijah: You're a traitor. "

" If you get to a point where the existing institutions will not bend to the popular will, you have to eliminate the institutions. "

" The doctrine that everything is fine as long as the population is quiet, that applies in the Middle East, applies in Central America, it applies in the United States. "

" Popular struggles to bring about a freer and more just society have been resisted by violence and repression, and massive efforts to control opinion and attitudes. Over time, however, they have met with considerable success, even though there is a long way to go, and there is often regression. "

" In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population. "

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" If you are giving a graduate course you don't try to impress the students with oratory, you try to challenge them, get them to question you. "

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" It doesn't take long to become aware of the presence of the CIA in Laos. "

" The target of preventive war must have several characteristics. It must be virtually defenceless; it must be important enough to be worth the trouble; it must be possible to portray it as the ultimate evil and an imminent threat to our survival. "

" It's a near miracle that nuclear war has so far been avoided. "