69 Quotes by Aaron Swartz

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.

Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse.

Writing an encyclopedia is hard. To do anywhere near a decent job, you have to know a great deal of information about an incredibly wide variety of subjects. Writing so much text is difficult, but doing all the background research seems impossible.

Even among those who I would not count as 'friends,' I have met many people online who have simply commented on my work or are interested by what I do.

Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.

The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not sign their copyrights away but instead ensure their work is published on the Internet, under terms that allow anyone to access it.

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in English, but simply every book - a key part of our planet's cultural legacy.

The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community.