#reed

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

— Richard Stallman

#demand #either #freedom #increase #mean

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#escape #free #freedom #movement #respects

With paper printed books, you have certain freedoms. You can acquire the book anonymously by paying cash, which is the way I always buy books. I never use a credit card. I don't identify to any database when I buy books. Amazon takes away that freedom. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#always #amazon #anonymously #any #away

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#any #attached #before #being #freedom

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#beings #freedom #full #human #human beings

I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#certain #cultural #different #environment #even

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#big #freedom #help #important #make

Big-government economics breeds crony capitalism. It's corrupt, anything but neutral, and a barrier to broad participation in prosperity. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#barrier #breeds #broad #capitalism #corrupt

The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding principles. This is what Abraham Lincoln meant when he said, 'In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve.' ↗

— Paul Ryan

#abraham lincoln #alike #assure #been #commitment

I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind. ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

#i #know #mind