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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
United States

"Remember, the U.S. is a powerful state, it's not like Libya. If Libya wants to carry out terrorist acts, they hire Carlos the Jackal or something. The United States hires terrorist states."

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Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist, Minister
United States

"I'll say nothing against him. At one time the whites in the United States called him a racialist, and extremist, and a Communist. Then the Black Muslims came along and the whites thanked the Lord for Martin Luther King."

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Barack Obama Politician
United States

"One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked up. If Congress refuses to give the United States the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic."

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Edward Said Literary Theorist, Critic, and Author
United States

"The United States that has been involved first in the Gulf War and then in the tremendously damaging sanctions against Iraqi civilians. The United States that is the supporter of Israel against the Palestinians."

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Bruce Springsteen Musician, Singer-songwriter
United States

"You can't have a United States if you are telling some folks that they can't get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses."

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Ward Churchill Academic, Activist
United States

"I have never said that people “should” engage in armed attacks on the United States, but that such attacks are a natural and unavoidable consequence of unlawful U.S. policy."

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Assata Shakur Activist
United States

"The death penalty is used in such a blatantly racist way in the United States. There is no way that can be defended under any kind of definition of justice by anybody."

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Woodrow Wilson Politician
United States

"No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but I never saw the Government of the United States."

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Steve Allen Television Personality
United States

"If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow."

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