There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.
Lawrence LessigWhen government disappears, its not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place.
Lawrence LessigI spend as little time with lawmakers as possible. Many are great. And more than you expect want real change. But they're not going to do anything till we, the outsiders, force them to adopt it.
Lawrence LessigThere are very few people in our society who are actually free to say what they believe. I am in an extremely fortunate position in having this enormous gift of freedom and believe I should try to use it to do something useful for society. As long as I feel as if I have something to say, I’ll continue to try to do that.
Lawrence LessigPolitics is that rare sport where the amateur contest is actually more interesting than the professional.
Lawrence LessigWe live in a world with "free" content, and this freedom is not an imperfection. We listen to the radio without paying for the songs we hear; we hear friends humming tunes that they have not licensed. We tell jokes that reference movie plots without the permission of the directors. We read our children books, borrowed from a library, without paying the original copyright holder for the performance rights.
Lawrence Lessig