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> [Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice of peers within school grounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/through-the-internet-i-ve-developed-a-strong-social-network-something/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-swartz/)

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## More 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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/without-the-ability-to-talk-about-government-power-there-s-no-way-for/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/most-people-it-seems-stretch-the-truth-to-make-themselves-seem-more/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/as-the-internet-breaks-down-the-last-justifications-for-a/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/normally-i-just-sit-in-my-quiet-little-room-and-do-the-small-things/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/but-like-all-power-there-are-those-who-want-to-keep-it-for-themselves/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/what-is-the-most-important-thing-you-could-be-working-on-in-the-world/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/social-security-got-passed-because-john-d-rockefeller-was-sick-of/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/what-if-there-was-a-library-which-held-every-book-not-every-book-on/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/books-are-totally-useless-unless-you-take-their-advice-if-you-just/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/but-all-of-this-action-goes-on-in-the-dark-hidden-underground-it-s/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/with-enough-of-us-around-the-world-we-ll-not-just-send-a-strong/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-swartz/)

> [There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/there-s-all-sorts-of-stuff-people-want-to-publish-anonymously/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-swartz/)

> [Now, as far as I know, nobody has ever put up the U.S.'s nuclear missiles on the Internet. I mean, it's not something I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/now-as-far-as-i-know-nobody-has-ever-put-up-the-u-s-s-nuclear/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-swartz/)

> [What is "this drive"? It's the tendency to not simply accept things as they are but to want to think about them, to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/what-is-this-drive-it-s-the-tendency-to-not-simply-accept-things-as/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-swartz/)

> [Life is short ... so why waste it doing something dumb?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-swartz/life-is-short-so-why-waste-it-doing-something-dumb/)

[Aaron Swartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-swartz/)

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