Richard Stallman

"Every line of proprietary code is a line that could have been free"

"Software freedom is prerequisite for political freedom in the digital age"

"We must resist the narrative that convenience justifies surrendering control"

"User freedom and corporate profit are fundamentally in conflict"

"The hacker spirit is one of curiosity, sharing, and improvement"

"Digital feudalism is the future if we do not defend software freedom"

"Every person deserves the right to understand the code that controls their life"

"Free software is not free as in price, but free as in liberty"

"We are witnessing the enclosure of the digital commons"

"Proprietary software treats users as adversaries to be controlled"

"The source code is the real software, everything else is just an interface"

"We must build systems that empower users rather than exploit them"

"Digital rights require digital freedom in the tools we use"

"The community of free software developers is proof of human cooperation"

"Monopolies in software limit innovation and harm the public interest"

"We should judge technology by whether it respects user autonomy"

"The GPL is a covenant to ensure software remains free for all"

"Closed ecosystems are prisons, however comfortable"

"We are building tools that will either liberate or enslave future generations"

"Software freedom is not a luxury, it is a necessity"

"The right to privacy includes the right to use software without surveillance"

"We must reject the false choice between security and freedom"

"Collective action can transform the landscape of digital power"

"Every restriction on software is a restriction on human potential"

"The future belongs to those who control their own technology"

"We are the authors of our technological destiny"

"Free software is an investment in human freedom"

"The commons must be defended from those who would enclose it"

"Code is law, and the law should be written by the people"

"We must make software freedom as fundamental as free speech"