“Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic...” — Noam Chomsky Quote

“Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic to them, just as every other organism does. That's human nature.”

“The U.S. - the idea that the U.S. has introduced and imposed principles of international law, that's hardly even a joke. The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.”

“Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy.”

“Education must provide the opportunities for self-fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and challenging environment for the individual to explore, in his own way.”

“In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.”

“Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.”

“There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.”

“In the state of nature profit is the measure of right.”

“Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.”

“You see in moments of duress not only the darkest parts of human nature but also the brightest, the most noble.”

“It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.”