(Nationalism is) a set of beliefs taught to each generation in which the Motherland or the Fatherland is an object of veneration and becomes a burning cause for which one becomes willing to kill the children of other Motherlands or Fatherlands |
Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane. |
He said, 'Remember this: Even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat. |
I am willing to accept that there might be rare circumstances where applications of force might be effective, |
I don't think there's any question that the United States is going to have to get out of Iraq. The only questions are: How long will it take? How many more people will die? And how will it be done? |
I suggest that if you know history, then you might not be so easily fooled by the government when it tells you you must go to war for this or that reason -that history is a protective armor against being misled. |
I'm worried that students will take their obedient place in society and look to become successful cogs in the wheel - let the wheel spin them around as it wants without taking a look at what they're doing. I'm concerned that students not become passive acceptors of the official doctrine that's handed down to them from the White House, the media, textbooks, teachers and preachers. |
If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates |
If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves. |
In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli. |
In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli. |
It has to be done carefully, |
Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people. |
One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression. |
People like Eugene Debs, Helen Keller, Emma Goldman, Jack London and Upton Sinclair were wonderful writers who joined the movement against war and injustice, against capitalism and corporate power. That was a very exciting period in American history. |