Freedom Quotes

The most fought-for idea in human history, explored by those who won it, lost it, and fought to keep it.

28646 quotes

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