January 26, 2010
"If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don’t like. Goebbels was in favor of freedom of speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you’re in favor of freedom of speech, that means you’re in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise."

— Noam Chomsky, from the documentary “Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media”.

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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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