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We have to recognize that there is a range of interests, like there isn't a single corporate interest and a single state interest, so there's a range. In addition to that, there is the fact of professional integrity.
Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky
Age: 95
Born: 1928
Born: December 7
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