I think that I offended many people when I decimated the postures and the lies of Noam Chomsky in an article I wrote called 'Poisoning the Well in Academe.' That wasn't a conservative screed on my part. That was a liberal's devotion to the truth, and the exposure of a liar, a person who assaults the mind by putting in false evidence. --John Silber, November 2005 [227]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author claims to have exposed lies by Chomsky in an article, framing it as a liberal pursuit of truth rather than a conservative attack.
- In plain terms
- I wrote a liberal article exposing Chomsky as a liar.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth seeking should transcend political labels.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can we critique without bias?
- What defines a liberal pursuit of truth?
Another view
The speaker is biased towards their own motives.
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