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> [The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/the-one-thing-that-i-know-government-is-good-for-is-countervailing/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

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## More by John Perry Barlow

> [There are a lot of kids out there copying and distributing movies - not because they care about seeing the movies or sharing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/there-are-a-lot-of-kids-out-there-copying-and-distributing-movies-not/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [“the first responsibility of a human being is to be a better ancestor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/the-first-responsibility-of-a-human-being-is-to-be-a-better-ancestor/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/our-universities-are-so-determined-to-impose-tolerance-that-they-ll/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/you-do-not-know-our-culture-our-ethics-or-the-unwritten-codes-that/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [The real issue is control. The Internet is too widespread to be easily dominated by any single government. By creating a seamless global economic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/the-real-issue-is-control-the-internet-is-too-widespread-to-be-easily/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles, and our time together was filled with the events…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/i-don-t-know-that-i-believe-in-the-supernatural-but-i-do-believe-in/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [I'm a member of that half of the human race which is inclined to divide the human race into two kinds of people. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/i-m-a-member-of-that-half-of-the-human-race-which-is-inclined-to/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [I ... believe that angels, or something like them, sometimes live among us, hidden within our fellow human beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/i-believe-that-angels-or-something-like-them-sometimes-live-among-us/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [I think that humor is part of what saves us from despair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/i-think-that-humor-is-part-of-what-saves-us-from-despair/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/i-personally-think-intellectual-property-is-an-oxymoron-physical/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [Any powerful technology has sauce for the goose and the gander... It's just an extension of humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/any-powerful-technology-has-sauce-for-the-goose-and-the-gander-it-s/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [Art is a service, not a product. Created beauty is a relationship, and a relationship with the Holy at that. Reducing such work to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/art-is-a-service-not-a-product-created-beauty-is-a-relationship-and-a/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/we-will-create-a-civilization-of-the-mind-in-cyberspace-may-it-be/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [Incompetence is a double-edged banana.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/incompetence-is-a-double-edged-banana/)

[John Perry Barlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perry-barlow/)

> [The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perry-barlow/the-first-serious-infowar-is-now-engaged-the-field-of-battle-is/)

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