When government disappears, its not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place.
Lawrence LessigCreativity is enhanced by less-than-perfect control over what content is on the network.
Lawrence LessigBelieving we know what makes prosperity work, ignoring the nature of the actual prosperity all around, we change the rules within which the Internet revolution lives. These changes will end the revolution.
Lawrence LessigThere are a lot of people who say we need to cut the amount of money that's spent in politics. I'm not sure that I agree. But I am sure that if you were talking about cutting the amount of money spent in politics, the media would have a strong interest in opposing you, because they make an enormous amount of money from political advertisements.
Lawrence Lessig