Occupation: Linguist Birth: December 7, 1928
I do not feel that we should set up PEOPLE as "models"; rather actions, thoughts, principles..
The American Revolution was a small part of a major world war going on between France and England, so the French intervened and that was a big factor….
Palestinians have no wealth or power..
Boards of directors are allowed to work together, so are banks and investors and corporations in alliances with one another and with powerful states.….
In Europe there's an dangerous growth of ultra xenophobia which is pretty threatening to any one who remembers the history of Europe... and an attack….
It's this kind of wild unpredictability, megalomania, thin-skinned craziness that really has me worried, more than [Donald Trump] statements. Now, on….
Put yourself in the position of a person, sort of an ordinary American, "I'm a hard-working, god-fearing Christian. I take care of my family, I go to….
There is no western concern for issues of aggression, atrocities, human rights abuses and so on if there's a profit to be made from them.
The US stole Texas from Mexico by violence, then invaded Mexico on ludicrous pretexts and conquered half of it, what is now the Southwest and Far Wes….
Everyone engaged in research must have had the experience of working with feverish and prolonged intensity to write a paper which no one else will re….
There is nothing more mysterious about the concept human nature than about the concept bee or chicken nature, at least for those who regard humans as….
[Donald] Trump has been very inconsistent on many things; on Twitter he's been all over the place, but some of it is very consistent. That is: Do not….
One of the greatest dangers is secular religion - state worship..
Silicon Valley wouldn't exist without massive government spending and in fact initiative..
Where are the drug cartels getting their weapons? They are being provided by the United States. Cut off that flow of arms..
Remember that in any major nuclear war, the first strike destroys the country that attacks; it's been known for years. The first strike of a major po….
Michael Flynn, national security adviser, [his reaction] to the Iranian missile test the other day was very frightening. Now the missile test is ill-….
Throughout history, even the harshest and most shameful measures are regularly accompanied by professions of noble intent - and rhetoric about bestow….
A property of an organism enters into its life (and survival) in many different ways, some more salient than others. But there is no simple notion of….
You never really saw the racism in Europe in the past because it was so homogeneous. When everyone is blonde and blue-eyed, you don't see racism. But….
The change between horse and buggy to automobile is a big change and there hasn't been a major change since..