Democratization is not democracy;
Democratization is not democracy; it is a slogan for the temporary liberalization handed down from an autocrat. Glasnost is not free speech; only free speech, constitutionally guaranteed, is free speech. Gail Sheehy
Free Speech
I do not agree
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it. Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Cyberspace still exists at
Cyberspace still exists at the pleasure of the real world. Esther Dyson
I believe in markets
I believe in markets doing what they do well, which is to develop technology, and letting citizens do what they ideally do well, which is to set policy. Esther Dyson
While even pornography is
While even pornography is protected as free speech, the courts have consciously undermined religious speech and freedom of religion for years. Ernest Istook
I understand that unless
I understand that unless you have a government of laws, rather than a government of people, you cannot protect dissent. And I understand, as a woman who probably would have been burned in the marketplace for witchcraft only about 200 years ago, that I need the First Amendment more than anybody does. And that even … Read more
There clearly are cases
There clearly are cases where evil people exist, but you don’t have to violate the privacy of every single citizen of America to find them. Eric Schmidt
Equally, the Internet interprets
Equally, the Internet interprets attempts at proprietary control as threats and mobilizes to defeat them. Eric S. Raymond
Have you ever gotten
Have you ever gotten tired of hearing those ridiculous AT&T commercials claiming credit for things that don’t even exist yet? You will. Eric Corley
For the skeptic there
For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency. Eric Ambler