“The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy.”

“Neoliberal democracy. Instead of citizens, it produces consumers. Instead of communities, it produces shopping malls. The net result is an atomized society of disengaged individuals who feel demoralized and socially powerless.In sum, neoliberalism is the immediate and foremost enemy of genuine participatory democracy, not just in the United States but across the planet, and will be for the foreseeable future.”

“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.”

“Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.”

“In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.”

“It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.”

“If you claim to have a theory that deduces unexpected consequences from nontrivial principles, let's see it.”