Michael Parenti on Philosophy
Browse 4 quotations attributed to Michael Parenti, catalogued under Philosophy, with dates where available.
This page displays 4 quotations attributed to Michael Parenti and filed under "Philosophy" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Michael Parenti, entry #124447: "The real danger we face is not from terrorism but what is being done under the pretext of fighting it."
Attributed to Michael Parenti, entry #143247: "In sum, the Nobel Peace Prize often has nothing to do with peace and too much to do with war. It frequently sees "peace" through the eyes of the western plutocracy. For that reaso…"
4 Quotes by Michael Parenti on Philosophy
"The real danger we face is not from terrorism but what is being done under the pretext of fighting it."
"In sum, the Nobel Peace Prize often has nothing to do with peace and too much to do with war. It frequently sees "peace" through the eyes of the western plutocracy. For that reason alone, we should not join in the applause."
"Throughout the ages, in keeping with their ideological proclivities, gentlemen historians have tended to dismiss the populares of the Roman Republic as self aggrandizing demagogues who affronted constitutional principles by encroaching upon the Senate's dominain."
"There is no such thing as unbiased or objective reporting of news. All reports and analyses are selective and inferential to some inescapable degree - all the more reason to provide a wider ideological spectrum of opinions and not let one bias predominate. If we consider censorship to be a danger to our freedom, then we should not overlook the fact that the media are already heavily censored by those who own or advertise in them. The very process of selection allows the politico-economic interests of the selector to operate as a censor."