Increasingly, people have very little tolerance for anything that smacks of propaganda.

In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.

The Internet is an empowering force for people who are protesting against the abuse of power.

The only legitimate purpose of government is to serve citizens, and ... the only legitimate purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Microsoft, Yahoo and others are helping to institutionalize and legitimize the integration of censorship into the global IT business model.

I study how governments seek to stifle and control online dissent.

Shibuya is a trendy part of Tokyo where young people come to meet and have a good time.

The Patriot Act, passed overwhelmingly but hastily after 9/11, allows the FBI to obtain telecommunication, financial, and credit records without a court order.

We have to start thinking of ourselves as citizens of the Internet, not just passive users. I don’t see how we can bring about change in our digital lives if we don’t take responsibility.

We’re at a point in history that whether the Internet is going to evolve in a way that’s compatible with democracy and human rights is really kind of up in the air.

If I don't care what toothpaste you use, then why should I care who's in your bed?

The innovation classification is not just based on the required investments, or on the potential market, but on its evolution abilities.

I had a soccer double, but most of what is in the movie is me!

If [Chinese] are going to rip us off, you wouldn't think they'd be building fortresses.

When there is nothing left to hide, there is nothing left to seek.

I'm not an overnight success. My early publishing history, through my first five books, was unfortunate in many respects, typified by a couple of short anecdotes.

It is not enough for us to be where God is worshipped, if we do not ourselves worship him.

Tolerance means to fix our mind, to fix our words, & our actions on a higher principle.

The universe is the externalization of the soul.

You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be.