Laws that oppress people have no moral authority.

The idea that laws decide what is right or wrong is mistaken in general. Laws are, at their best, an attempt to achieve justice; to say that laws define justice or ethical conduct is turning things upside down.

If ebooks mean that readers' freedom must either increase or decrease, we must demand the increase.

A commune is where people join together to share their lack of wealth.

If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal.

If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.

You know, if you were *really* going to starve, you'd be justified in writing proprietary software.