"Our No. 1 enemy is ignorance. And I believe that is the No. 1 enemy for everyone — it's not understanding what actual…"

"You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making tha…"

"There are no constraints left to halt America’s slide into a totalitarian capitalism. Electoral politics are a sham. …"

"The reality of empire rarely reaches the American public. The few atrocities that come to light are dismissed as isol…"

"The architects of imperialism, the masters of war, the corporate-controlled legislative, judicial and executive branc…"

"Many journalists now are no more than channelers and echoers of what George Orwell called the 'official truth'. They …"

"If those who support aggressive war had seen a fraction of what I've seen, if they'd watched children fry to death fr…"

"When governments and other vested interests attack me personally I usually regard it as a vindication, otherwise they…"

"We journalists... have to be brave enough to defy those who seek our collusion in selling their latest bloody adventu…"

"The censorship is such on television in the US that films like mine don't stand a chance."