About Quote by Aaron Swartz

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

— Aaron Swartz

Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse.

— Aaron Swartz

As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.

— Aaron Swartz

Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer…

— Aaron Swartz

But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries…

— Aaron Swartz

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that,…

— Aaron Swartz

Social Security got passed because John D. Rockefeller was sick of having to take money out of his profits to pay for his workers'…

— Aaron Swartz

What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in…

— Aaron Swartz

Books are totally useless unless you take their advice. If you just keep reading them, thinking "that's so insightful! that changes everything," but never…

— Aaron Swartz

But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. It’s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge…

— Aaron Swartz

With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a…

— Aaron Swartz

There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.

— Aaron Swartz