Action Quote by Milton Friedman

Like any extraordinary power, surveillance provides temptations for abuse, such as tracking political opponents and journalists.

— Ari Melber

Men of authority and influence may promote good morals. Let them in their several stations encourage virtue. Let them favor and take part in…

— William Wilberforce

In this the age of concern over privacy invasion and surveillance and manipulation, people will start to realize that there is no way to…

— Esther Dyson

“this model of control has the great advantage of simultaneously creating the illusion of freedom. The compulsion to obedience exists in the individual’s mind.…

— Glenn Greenwald

For manipulation to be most effective, evidence of its presence should be nonexistent... It is essential, therefore, that people who are manipulated believe in…

— Herbert Schiller

Governments want to control information. To do this, they have elaborate systems for promoting themselves via propaganda departments and for ensuring confidentiality with official-secrets…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the…

— Anonymous

To control and enslave the minds of men, all one must do is convince them that a secret exists, and that he is privy…

— Sam Smith

Government control gives rise to fraud, suppression of Truth, intensification of the black market and artificial scarcity. Above all, it unmans the people and…

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Ultimately, beyond diplomatic manipulation and economic gain, a system of ubiquitous spying allows the United States to maintain its grip on the world. When…

— Glenn Greenwald

The easiest way to gain control of the population is to carry out acts of terror. The public will clamor for such laws if…

— Joseph Stalin

“It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government…

— James Madison