Polio's pretty special because once you get an eradication, you no longer have to spend money on it; it's just there as a gift for the rest of time.Bill Gates
We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.Bill Gates
Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections.Noam Chomsky
The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign intervention, which they have so far survived as dependencies with islands of luxury in a sea of misery.Noam Chomsky
If you're working 50 hours a week to try to maintain family income, and your children have the kinds of aspirations that come from being flooded with television from age one, and associations have declined, people end up hopeless, even though they have every option.Noam Chomsky
If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.Noam Chomsky
In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society.Noam Chomsky
A very large majority of the U.S. population is in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and has been for a long time with some fluctuations. And even part of the business world is in favor of it, too. But the government won't allow it.Noam Chomsky
In the 1930s, unemployed working people could anticipate that their jobs would come back.Noam Chomsky
