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Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1928.
* He is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, political activist, and peace advocate.
* He is a professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
* He is known for his work in theoretical linguistics, especially his theory of generative grammar.
* He is also known for his political activism, especially his opposition to U.S. foreign policy.
* He has been called "the father of modern linguistics" and "the most important intellectual alive."
* He has written over 100 books and 1,000 articles.
* He is a recipient of the Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, and the Sydney Peace Prize.
* He is a controversial figure, but he is undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers of our time.

Science is a bit like the joke about the drunk who is looking under a lamppost for a key that he has lost on the other side of the street, because that's where the light is. It has no other choice.

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Noam Chomsky

Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.

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Truth

Noam Chomsky

That's the whole point of good propaganda. You want to create a slogan that nobody's going to be against, and everybody's going to be for. Nobody knows what it means, because it doesn't mean anything.