Noam Chomsky

n. Now Rare orderly or systematic arrangementGram; Linguis. the arrangement of and relationships among words; phrases; and clauses forming sentences; sentence structure the study of thisComput. the structure of statements in a computer languag

Universal grammar is the syntax of the human soul.

n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

American hegemony is built on manufactured consent.

n. the policy of extending the rule or authority of one nation over others by territorial acquisition or through economic or political dominance.

The roots of modern imperialism are often obscured.

n. an organized spreading of certain ideas

Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.