Government Quote by Esther Dyson

“I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.”

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Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities.

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Owning the intellectual property is like owning land: You need to keep investing in it again and again to get a payoff; you can't…

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Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.

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People need to understand that the technology is for them. It's not to them. It's not over them. People still sometimes want to be…

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The challenge of ensuring adequate, nutrient-rich food for an expanding global population is a daunting one, especially given constraints on key resources like water…

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What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free…

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Anyone will tell you if you want to run a business, you need to monitor costs and revenues. In the same manner, if you…

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It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be…

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There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of…

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The definition of the problem, rather than its solution, will be the scarce resource in the future.

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Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving…

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The great thing is, Internet allows you to create your own job, not just look for jobs other people are going to give you.…

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