Freedom Quotes
The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.
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"The power of technology lies in its potential to democratize opportunity."Fei-Fei Li
"We should be stewards of technology, not slaves to it."Fei-Fei Li
"Freedom in economic choice is the foundation of all other freedoms."Alfred Marshall
"The greatest economic advance comes from the liberation of human thought."Alfred Marshall
"The freedom to trade is the freedom to grow; the freedom to grow is the foundation of all progress."Alfred Marshall
"Freedom requires responsibility."Bob Kahn
"Freedom demands eternal vigilance."Bob Kahn
"Freedom is not the absence of constraints; it's choosing your constraints."Andrew Ng
"Freedom is not doing whatever you want; it's becoming who you want to be."Andrew Ng
"The Internet was designed to survive a nuclear war, but it's not prepared for a nuclear winter of regulation."Vint Cerf
"Encryption is a civil right."Vint Cerf
"We have to be careful not to let the Internet become a tool of surveillance rather than liberation."Vint Cerf
"The Internet doesn't care about your borders or your politics."Vint Cerf
"The Internet has given voice to billions who previously had none."Vint Cerf
"We must protect freedom of thought in the digital age."Vint Cerf
"Instinctive human capacities are progressively narrowed by the requirements of pecuniary institutions."Thorstein Veblen
"The machine process creates minds fundamentally incapable of accepting arbitrary hierarchical authority."Thorstein Veblen
"Under a system of perfectly free commerce, each country naturally devotes its capital and labour to such employments as are most beneficial to each."David Ricardo
"I wanted the information to be accessible to anyone."Tim Berners-Lee
"Anyone can publish anything, and in doing so, we create endless possibilities."Tim Berners-Lee
"The Web was never meant to be a closed system."Tim Berners-Lee
"The Web empowers individuals to find their voice."Tim Berners-Lee
"The Web represents freedom of expression."Tim Berners-Lee
"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of freedom."Fei-Fei Li
"Liberty and equality are noble aspirations, but they must be tempered by the realities of human nature and the natural world."Thomas Malthus
"Every constraint you remove opens new possibilities."Bob Kahn
"Freedom requires responsibility from those who use it."Bob Kahn
"Freedom requires constant vigilance against those who would limit it."Bob Kahn
"Open standards are the foundation of a free and open web."Brendan Eich
"Freedom in technology means freedom in choice."Brendan Eich