Power and Terror, by Noam Chomsky: on Principles & Values

Noam Chomsky: US freedom & privilege mean we must use power responsibly

The second reason is, of course, that we're here. We happen to have an unusual degree of freedom in the US, and, for most of us, privilege. That confers enormous responsibility for our own actions, and for our influence on policy. Even if it were not the case that this is by far the most powerful country in the world, that responsibility would or should be of primary concern to us.