Noam Chomsky Quotes:
Ocupation: Linguist
Life: b. December 7, 1928
Birthday: December 7
... an essential feature of a decent society, and an almost defining feature of a democratic society, is relative equality of outcome - not opportunity, but outcome. Without that you can't seriously talk about a democratic state... These concepts of the common good have a long life. They lie right at the core of classical liberalism, of Enlightenment thinking... Like Aristotle, [Adam] Smith understood that the common good will require substantial intervention to assure lasting prosperity of the poor by distribution of public revenues.
topic: Lying, Opportunity, Thinking, Classical Liberalism
