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[With] military threats, you can see them actually, you can imagine it. People don't think about it enough. But if you think about it for a minute, you can see that a nuclear attack could be the end of everything.
Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky
Age: 95
Born: 1928
Born: December 7
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