They were somewhere near Chelyabinsk 56, someone said. You don’t want to go there, a Russian added. One of Stalin’s biggest messes.

Yes, world history is indeed such an onion!

You are more apt to “rust” out your brain from disuse than you are to wear it out from use. You can do it if you believe you can.

With regard to freedom of speech there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject it and prefer Stalinist/fascist standards. It is unfortunate that it remains necessary to stress these simple truths.

Written By Noam Chomsky

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