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The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky
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Perhaps this Einstein quote might help, then.  You'll find ample examples
of the entire passage on the web.

WHY SOCIALISM?
By Albert Einstein

"..... Production is carried on for profit, not for use. There is no
provision that all those able and willing to work will always be in a
position to find employment; an "army of unemployed" almost always exists.
The worker is constantly in fear of losing his job. Since unemployed and
poorly paid workers do not provide a profitable market, the production of
consumers' goods is restricted, and great hardship is the consequence.
Technological progress frequently results in more unemployment rather than
in an easing of the burden of work for all. The profit motive, in
conjunction with competition among capitalists, is responsible for an
instability in the accumulation and utilization of capital which leads to
increasingly severe depressions. Unlimited competition leads to a huge
waste of labor, and to that crippling of the social consciousness of
individuals which I mentioned before...."

"...I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils,
namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an
educational system which would be oriented toward social goals. In such an
economy, the means of production are owned by society itself and are
utilized in a planned fashion. A planned economy, which adjusts production
to the needs of the community, would distribute the work to be done among
all those able to work and would guarantee a livelihood to every man,
woman, and child. The education of the individual, in addition to promoting
his own innate abilities, would attempt to develop in him a sense of
responsibility for his fellow-men in place of the glorification of power
and success in our present society...."

Alister

At 15:49 7/03/00 -0800, Tresy Kilbourne wrote:
>Anrej posts the following "quote" from Einstein:
>
>  "I came to America because of the great, great freedom which I heard
>existed in this country. I made a mistake in selecting America as a land of
>freedom, a mistake I cannot repair in the balance of my lifetime." -- Albert
>Einstein, 1947
>
>This is supposed to be a withering riposte of some kind to my reply to
>Abdoman's taunt about America's alleged moral bankruptcy.
>
>News flash Andrej: this quote appears exactly one place on the Internet--at
>http://chumbly.math.missouri.edu/famousleft/einstein/ae.quotes.html, as part
>of some ramshackle unfinished website for "progressives." It is sourced to
>someone named "Michael Williams," and there is no contact person to verify
>it.
>
>Excuse me if I'm not convinced. This quote appears in NONE of the many
>extensive Einstein websites/quotepages that exist out there. Aside from the
>fact that the quote makes no sense--was anyone keeping Albert from
>emigrating?--it is hardly the kind of thing a man enshrined on US postage
>stamps would say. Just to make sure, however, I have email into the
>webmaster of the biggest Einstein site I could find.
>
>Meanwhile, Einstein is quoted as saying the following:
>
>"Making allowances for human imperfections, I do feel that in America the
>most valuable thing in life is possible; the development of the individual
>and his creative powers."
>
>http://www.chesco.com/~artman/einstein.html
>
>--
>Tresy Kilbourne
>Seattle WA

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