Aaron Swartz

Now everyone has a license to speak, it’s a question of who gets heard.

— Aaron Swartz

Big stories need human stakes.

— Aaron Swartz

Nearly 75,000 Demand Progress members have urged Congress to fix the Patriot Act.

— Aaron Swartz

With the death of bin Laden, it's finally time for Congress to bring back the pre-9-11 legal norm, before we decided it…

— Aaron Swartz

Through the Internet, I've developed a strong social network - something I could never do if I had to keep my choice…

— Aaron Swartz

Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.

— Aaron Swartz

Most people's major life changes don't come from reading an article in the newspaper; they come from reading longer-form essays or thoughtful…

— Aaron Swartz

“People shouldn’t be forced to categorize themselves as “gay,” “straight,” or “bi.” People are just people. Maybe you’re mostly attracted to men.…

— Aaron Swartz

At the end of the day, we have an economy that works for the rich by cheating the poor, and unequal schools…

— Aaron Swartz

Real education is about genuine understanding and the ability to figure things out on your own; not about making sure every 7th…

— Aaron Swartz

The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books…

— Aaron Swartz

Senator Wyden continues to be the Senate's truest champion of an open Internet.

— Aaron Swartz

We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks.

— Aaron Swartz

Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.

— Aaron Swartz

When I go to a library and I see the librarian at her desk reading, I'm afraid to interrupt her, even though…

— Aaron Swartz

“I think deeply about things and want others to do likewise. I work for ideas and learn from people. I don’t like…

— Aaron Swartz

Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the…

— Aaron Swartz

I don’t want to be happy. I just want to change the world.

— Aaron Swartz

The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by…

— Aaron Swartz

Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility, it becomes rashness, or obstinacy.

— Aaron Swartz

I was around computers from birth; we had one of the first Macs, which came out shortly before I was born, and…

— Aaron Swartz

“Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity.”

— Aaron Swartz

Computers will be able to do all the mundane tasks in our daily lives.

— Aaron Swartz

Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and…

— Aaron Swartz

Reality is painful -- it's so much easier to keep doing stuff you know you're good at or else to pick something…

— Aaron Swartz