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Geeks seem a lot more willing to treat people based on what they can do rather than who they are.

— Aaron Swartz UTI interview (2004)

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With enough of us, around the world, we’ll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge — we’ll make it a thing of the past. Will you join us?

The enemies of the freedom to connect have not disappeared.

Freedom to Connect speech (2012)

There is no justice in following unjust laws.

There are those struggling to change this.

There’s a battle going on right now, a battle to define everything that happens on the Internet in terms of traditional things that the law understands.

Freedom to Connect speech (2012)

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