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Philosophical Haiku

Noam Chomsky (1928-)

by Terence Green

A finite wellspring
Native to the human mind:
Boundless potential.

Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky © Σ 2017 Creative Commons 4

For his relentless attacks on American foreign policy and his championing of the world’s oppressed peoples, Noam Chomsky has been a hero for many would-be revolutionaries. Less well known, perhaps, is his pioneering work in linguistics, where Chomsky was responsible for his own revolution.

Chomsky’s interest in politics began early.