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  • I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is being attacked by a rabid dog, but I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.

    "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" by Noam Chomsky, www.nybooks.com. April 20, 1967.