"Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds."
-John Perry Barlow
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"You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by any of your impositions.“
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"Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales."
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"They seem to have forgotten that, and are back saying the only purpose of P2P networks is for illegal trading of owned goods. We claim part of the reason for P2P is for legal trading of what ought to be in public domain. And what is in public domain in many cases."
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"But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having."
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"The whole system of society tells you what to do."
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"That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another."
-Kenneth L. Pike
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"Europeans say they are proud of their social fabric, of strong rights for workers and the weak in society."
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"RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society."
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"I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. And they've always gotten killed doing it. And they've always turned it into a matter of honor and a way of gaining acceptance back into society if they survived."
-Sebastian Junger
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