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 in software development means having the tools and knowledge to create without barriers."
Ryan Dahl
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"The beauty of open standards is that they allow anyone to innovate without asking permission."
Vint Cerf
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"Freedom to innovate requires responsibility to not abuse that freedom."
Vint Cerf
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"I have always believed the Web is for everyone."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"Anybody can put information on the Web. That is the wonderful thing about it."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"The Web should be a place where all voices can be heard."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"Information should flow freely across borders and cultures."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"Barriers to participation should be minimal, not maximal."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"Open standards are better than proprietary solutions."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"We must be vigilant guardians of Web freedom."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"We must protect the Web from fragmentation and control."
Tim Berners-Lee
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"Unless explicitly silenced."
Guido van Rossum
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"Open source is about sharing and collaboration."
Guido van Rossum
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"Freedom is earned through responsibility."
Guido van Rossum
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"Freedom is the ability to be yourself."
Guido van Rossum
"Freedom in expression leads to freedom in creation."
Yukihiro Matsumoto
"Freedom means taking responsibility for your choices."
Yukihiro Matsumoto
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"Restrictions on commerce are restrictions on freedom itself."
David Ricardo
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"The security of property rights is essential to economic progress."
David Ricardo
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"Every individual is the best judge of his own interests and should be free to pursue them."
David Ricardo
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"The natural state of commerce is freedom; all restrictions are artificial impediments."
David Ricardo
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"Commerce knows no national boundaries and should be as free as the air."
David Ricardo
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"The freedom to think differently is essential to progress."
Barbara Liskov
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"Freedom is earned through responsibility."
Barbara Liskov
"I've never been in situations where someone has forced me against my will to do anything."
Donald Knuth
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"Web standards matter because they set us free from vendor lock-in and corporate control."
Brendan Eich
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"The web's interoperability is not guaranteed; it must be defended actively."
Brendan Eich
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"The internet should be a tool for liberation, not a tool for control."
Brendan Eich
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"I believe the future internet must be owned by its users, not its providers."
Brendan Eich
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"I believe in giving programmers the freedom to express themselves clearly."
Guido van Rossum