David Barsamian: "What do you say to the argument that competition is intrinsic to human nat... more

David Barsamian: "What do you say to the argument that competition is intrinsic to human nature -- and not only that, it builds character?"

Noam Chomsky: "It builds a certain kind of character, namely the kind of character that wants to beat other people down."

 

1. Propaganda and the Public Mind (Cambridge: South End Press, 2001) 216.

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