Noam Chomsky is an activist, a linguist, an intellectual, and is 83 years young today. His quotes (see above for an example) are pithy, witty, and very relevant to the world today.
I became aware of him at an early age - but for a strange reason. I have always done crossword puzzles, and "Noam" would often show up in a grid, with the definition something like "Writer Chomsky". I'd usually try "Noah" for the answer, and of course it was slightly wrong. For many years I wondered WTF this Chomsky dude was, and why he had such a strange first name.
FWIW, "Noam" is actually his middle name. His real first name is "Avram".
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