People said I should accept the world. Bullshit! I don't accept the world. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
People get the government their behavior deserves. People deserve better than that. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
The Adobe flash plug-in is non-free software, and people should not install it, or suggest installing it, or even tell people it… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Paying isn’t wrong, and being paid isn’t wrong. Trampling other people’s freedom and community is wrong, so the free software movement aims… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
The principal lesson of Emacs is that a language for extensions should not be a mere "extension language". It should be a… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
It doesn't take special talents to reproduce--even plants can do it. On the other hand, contributing to a program like Emacs takes… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Writing non-free software is not an ethically legitimate activity, so if people who do this run into trouble, that's good! All businesses… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
So, make a real effort to avoid getting sucked into all the expensive lifestyle habits of typical Americans. Because if you do… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Today many people are switching to free software for purely practical reasons. That is good, as far as it goes, but that… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I'm trying to change the way people approach knowledge and information in general. I think that to try to own knowledge, to… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Every decision a person makes stems from the person's values and goals. People can have many different goals and values; fame, profit,… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I consider that the Golden Rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Facebook collects a lot of data from people and admits it. And it also collects data which isn't admitted. And Google does… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I never imagined that the Free Software Movement would spawn a watered-down alternative, the Open Source Movement, which would become so well-known… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Talking about freedom, about ethical issues, about responsibilities as well as convenience, is asking people to think about things they might prefer… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I suppose many people will continue moving towards careless computing, because there's a sucker born every minute. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
A commune is where people join together to share their lack of wealth. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
We need to teach people to refuse to install non-free plug-ins; we need to teach people to care more about their long-term… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I consider that the Golden Rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it. Software… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad… DON'T buy a parrot figuring… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
In the US, you even lose legal rights if you store your data in a company's machines instead of your own. The police need… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
EMACS could not have been reached by a process of careful design, because such processes arrive only at goals which are visible at the… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
A hacker is someone who enjoys playful cleverness—not necessarily with computers. The programmers in the old MIT free software community of the 60s and… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
When I launched the development of the GNU system, I explicitly said the purpose of developing this system is so we can use our… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Writing non-free software is not an ethically legitimate activity, so if people who do this run into trouble, that's good! All businesses based on… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
In essence, Chrome OS is the GNU/Linux operating system. However, it is delivered without the usual applications, and rigged up to impede and discourage… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
If in my lifetime the problem of non-free software is solved, I could perhaps relax and write software again. But I might instead try… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
