“If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.”
―
―
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....”
― The Common Good
― The Common Good
“Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines that everybody else is saying,... [o]r else you say something which in fact is true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.”
― Propaganda and the Public Mind
― Propaganda and the Public Mind
“The more you can increase fear of drugs, crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.”
―
―
“For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.”
― Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World
― Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World
Charles’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Charles’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Polls voted on by Charles
Lists liked by Charles





