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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"Freedom to experiment safely is what builds confident engineers."Andrew Ng
"Freedom to fail fast is freedom to succeed eventually."Andrew Ng
"We have to think about the Internet as a global resource that belongs to everyone."Vint Cerf
"We built the Internet as a tool for people, not as a tool for controlling people."Vint Cerf
"The strength of the Internet is that it doesn't require permission from any central authority to innovate."Vint Cerf
"We must work to ensure that the Internet remains a tool for empowerment, not control."Vint Cerf
"A new level of absolute freedom will come with the next generation of the Web."Tim Berners-Lee
"Information is power, and access to information is the key to freedom."Tim Berners-Lee
"Decentralization is a feature, not a bug, of the Web."Tim Berners-Lee
"The Web is a tool for liberation, but only if we use it wisely."Tim Berners-Lee
"I believe that decentralization and open standards are the keys to a free internet."Tim Berners-Lee
"I believe that information wants to be free, and we should build systems that honor that principle."Tim Berners-Lee
"A nation which depends entirely on its own resources for subsistence is in a precarious and backward state."David Ricardo
"The interest of the state is promoted by permitting trade to flow in its natural channels without obstruction."David Ricardo
"The natural effect of a protective tariff is to diminish the wealth of a nation and the well-being of its inhabitants."David Ricardo
"Competition is the great leveler and the friend of the consumer if allowed to operate freely."David Ricardo
"To diminish the capital of a country is to diminish the means of supporting its population in comfort and plenty."David Ricardo
"A nation which protects its industries from foreign competition is like a man who closes his windows to keep out the fresh air."David Ricardo
"Information wants to flow freely; our job is to create the paths for it."Bob Kahn
"The greatest freedom technology can offer is freedom of opportunity."Bob Kahn
"The freedom to connect is the foundation of all human advancement."Bob Kahn
"I want to make programming accessible to everyone."Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Technology should expand human freedom, not constrain it."Fei-Fei Li
"The internet was supposed to be decentralized. We should keep fighting for that vision."Brendan Eich
"Open standards are the foundation of a free internet. Never compromise on that."Brendan Eich
"The web's greatest strength is its openness. Protect that fiercely."Brendan Eich
"The web doesn't belong to any one company or country. It belongs to humanity."Brendan Eich
"Open source is about more than code. It's about sharing knowledge and power."Brendan Eich
"The browser is democracy in action. One protocol, many voices."Brendan Eich
"I've never believed in gatekeeping knowledge—technology should be accessible to everyone."Ryan Dahl