All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Quotes
Himself - Professor Emeritus, MIT: You have to get rid of this ignorant and meddlesome majority; control them, make them do the right things... all for their own good, incidentally. If they're allowed to participate, they'll make all kinds of mistakes, errors; but we, the responsible men, we know how to do the right thing - like get into the Vietnam War, and invade Iraq, and deregulate the banks so that everything crashes. We get everything straight.
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Himself - Independent filmmaker: I mean, Stone was kind of like Toto; you know, it was like his job was to pull back the curtain, and to see what was behind that curtain. And what was behind that curtain, yes, it was the all-powerful Oz, but it was also just a frightened little man.
Movie: All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Himself - Independent journalist: Media executives for the most part - people who make decisions on what's on television - are really some of the most ill-informed people when it comes to the news itself. The choices that are made are entertainment-based: Who's pretty? Who speaks English? These are things that I'm asked when I'm pitching a story. They're not going to watch a bunch of bodies exhumed from a gravesite, and seeing law enforcement held accountable; that's not something that's savory.
Movie: All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone