Quotes from Richard A. Falk

When I told my mother that I have to give a talk, and was debating what could I possibly say to non-mathematicians, she said: "You got what to wear?".

The atmosphere of fear and security manipulated by the government has converted American citizens into terrorist suspects who are all subject to arbitrary and unreviewable detention and surveillance.

Our sense of the free market is variable, shifting from a more welfare-oriented model after the Great Depression to a capital-driven market after the collapse of socialism as a viable alternative.

To be a hegemon is inherently ambiguous, usually implying some mixture of dominance and legitimacy, that is, being seen as contributing global leadership in a generally benevolent manner.

I once got a call from a bank, asking me to compute a mortgage, since their computers were down. This was a very depressing moment.

The Method of Bisection is a sophisticated version of a tool used in fifth grade called "Guess and Check".

The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice.

When I told my son that I had to give a talk about my work to non-mathematicians, he warned me that regular people don't think like mathematicians.