American - Businessman | November 8, 1986 - January 11, 2013
Real education is about genuine understanding and the ability to figure things out on your own; not about making sure every 7th grader has memorized all the facts some bureaucrats have put in the 7th grade curriculum.
Aaron Swartz
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With the death of bin Laden, it's finally time for Congress to bring back the pre-9-11 legal norm, before we decided it was okay to toss out our civil liberties if the 'bad guys' were scary enough.
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At the end of the day, we have an economy that works for the rich by cheating the poor, and unequal schools are the result of that, not the cause.
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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.
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Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.
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Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.
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We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks.
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Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.
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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.
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Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer email, I write a little bit.
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The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations.
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Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.
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