But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
The Internet may well disempower the nation state, but at the same time, it also strengthens certain specific state functions - like surveillance. As a political entity, it doesn't empower the nation sate. It creates the availability of much more… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
There are a lot of kids out there copying and distributing movies - not because they care about seeing the movies or sharing them… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
“the first responsibility of a human being is to be a better ancestor.” — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide our society more order than could be obtained by… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
The real issue is control. The Internet is too widespread to be easily dominated by any single government. By creating a seamless global economic… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
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… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
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… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
I ... believe that angels, or something like them, sometimes live among us, hidden within our fellow human beings. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
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… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Any powerful technology has sauce for the goose and the gander... It's just an extension of humanity. — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
Art is a service, not a product. Created beauty is a relationship, and a relationship with the Holy at that. Reducing such work to… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
