Richard Stallman

"The user should be sovereign over their own computing devices"

"Patent trolls and copyright maximalists are enemies of innovation"

"Open standards are the foundation of digital interoperability and freedom"

"We need a digital resistance movement to reclaim user rights"

"Technology is politics, whether we acknowledge it or not"

"The freedom to modify software is as important as the freedom to read"

"Corporate control of software threatens human autonomy and dignity"

"Every user should have the right to understand and modify their tools"

"The pursuit of convenience should never override principles of freedom"

"Digital literacy must include understanding software freedom"

"We are witnessing the privatization of what should be shared resources"

"Free software is an act of solidarity with all users everywhere"

"The GPL represents a social contract between developers and users"

"Artificial scarcity of software benefits only those who profit from restriction"

"We must teach the next generation that freedom in technology is worth fighting for"

"Proprietary formats are chains that bind users to single vendors"

"The community is stronger when source code is shared openly"

"Lock-in is a deliberate strategy to exploit user dependence"

"Real innovation flourishes in environments of openness and collaboration"

"We should measure success not in profits but in freedoms gained"

"The hacker ethic demands transparency and accountability"

"Digital imperialism occurs when corporations control the tools we depend on"

"Sharing is not piracy, it is the foundation of human culture"

"We must fight for digital autonomy with the same vigor as political freedom"

"Technology should serve human values, not replace them"

"The right to repair your own devices is a fundamental right"

"Corporate software is designed to benefit the corporation, not the user"

"Free software communities prove that cooperation can rival competition"

"We are creating a world where users are imprisoned by their own technology"

"The GPL is not restrictive, it is liberating"