“Human freedom increasingly depends on who controls what we know and, t...” — Rebecca MacKinnon Quote

“Human freedom increasingly depends on who controls what we know and, therefore, how we understand our world. It depends on what information we are able to create and disseminate: what we can share, how we can share it, and with whom we can share it.”

“The relationship between citizens and government is increasingly mediated through the Internet.”

“Whether or not the U.S. government funds circumvention tools, or who exactly it funds and with what amount, it is clear that Internet users in China and elsewhere are seeking out and creating their own ad hoc solutions to access the uncensored global Internet.”

“Hip-hop basically controls the world through fashion, through music, through language, through culture. It's basically running the world, no matter what anyone wants to think, and that's just the way it is.”

“I felt there was a need for us to build a new programming language. I also had come to see that Microsoft functions best when it controls its own destiny.”

“David Stern is the mastermind behind a lot of stuff, he controls a lot of stuff, he dictates a lot of stuff so he's going to make himself look good.”