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.
Aaron SwartzAs the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.
Aaron SwartzReality is painful -- it's so much easier to keep doing stuff you know you're good at or else to pick something so hard there's no point at which it's obvious you're failing -- but it's impossible to get better without confronting it.
Aaron SwartzWhat is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?
Aaron SwartzBut all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. It’s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge were the moral equivalent of plundering a ship and murdering its crew. But sharing isn’t immoral - it’s a moral imperative. Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.
Aaron Swartz