Almost Quote by Rebecca MacKinnon

The real issue is control. The Internet is too widespread to be easily dominated by any single government. By creating a seamless global economic…

— John Perry Barlow

History is rife with examples of governments taking actions to 'protect' their citizens from harm by controlling access to information and inhibiting freedom of…

— Vint Cerf

Americans want a nation-state: our own country with a history of freedom combined with responsibility.

— Jeanine Pirro

What is responsible for the phenomenal development of the Internet? Well, it certainly wasn't heavy-handed government regulation.

— Ajit Pai

Now, more than ever, the Internet must be wielded along with other media to cast bright lights on all who would destroy freedom in…

— Vinton Cerf

The sovereigns of the Internet are acting like they have a divine right to govern.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

The Internet may well disempower the nation state, but at the same time, it also strengthens certain specific state functions - like surveillance. As…

— John Perry Barlow

“In the fight for freedom, the Internet is everything, and we should fight to protect it from government encroachment and censorship.”

— Matt Kibbe

The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that.

— Ai Weiwei

There was one issue on which there seemed to be almost unanimity: the Internet should not be managed by any government, national or multinational.

— Jon Postel

A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine…

— Oliver Ellsworth

The internet, since it is publicly created, ought to be publicly controlled.

— Noam Chomsky