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title: "4 John Gilmore Quotes"
description: "John Gilmore has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings."
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# John Gilmore

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##  Quotes by John Gilmore

> [“Now, I’d like to ask people in the room, please raise your hand if you have not broken a law, any law,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gilmore/now-i-d-like-to-ask-people-in-the-room-please-raise-your-hand-if-you/)

[John Gilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gilmore/)

[Civil liberties](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-liberties/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/john-gilmore-73740_civil-liberties_now-i-d-like-to-ask-people-in-the-room-p_1367951.jpg)

> [The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gilmore/the-net-interprets-censorship-as-damage-and-routes-around-it/)

[John Gilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gilmore/)

[Around](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17c/john-gilmore-73740_around_the-net-interprets-censorship-as-damage_1422959.jpg)

> [How many of you have broken no laws this month? That's the kind of society I want to build. I want a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gilmore/how-many-of-you-have-broken-no-laws-this-month-that-s-the-kind-of/)

[John Gilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gilmore/)

[Broken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c5/john-gilmore-73740_broken_how-many-of-you-have-broken-no-laws-this_1637549.jpg)

> [“Sometimes it is given to us. One moment of clarity. One word laid down, cold and clattering, beside another. Ribbon of wet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gilmore/sometimes-it-is-given-to-us-one-moment-of-clarity-one-word-laid-down/)

[John Gilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gilmore/)

[Given](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/given/)

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