December 22, 2009
"…the Democratic and Republican parties, two apparently distinct political entities feeding at the same corporate trough."

— Ralph Nader on the 2000 Presidential election of the United States of America. He stood as the Green Party nominee.

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December 17, 2009
"One might ask why tobacco is legal and marijuana not. A possible answer is suggested by the nature of the crop. Marijuana can be grown almost anywhere, with little difficulty. It might not be easily marketable by major corporations. Tobacco is quite another story."

— Noam Chomsky, from the book “Deterring Democracy”.

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