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

~Aaron Swartz

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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.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Access Allow Anyone Away Ensure Fought Instead Internet Movement Open Published Scientists Sign Terms Work

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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.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Ability About Being Citizens Government Make Misused Power Sure Talk Way Without

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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

Topics: Ability About All The Facts Bureaucrats Curriculum Education Every Facts Figure Genuine Grade Making Out Own Put Real Some Sure Things Understanding Your

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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.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Around Being Bright Down Expect Great Great Things Having Helps Lights Seriously Sit Some Technology Them Things World You

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Computers will be able to do all the mundane tasks in our daily lives.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Able Computers Daily Daily Lives Lives Mundane Our Tasks Will

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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.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Answer Bit Books Bring Email Just Little Little Bit Me Normally Pleasures Quiet Read Room Sit Small Small Things Things Write I Write

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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.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Being Books Centuries Corporations Cultural Entire Handful Heritage Increasingly Journals Locked Locked Up Over Private Published Scientific Up World

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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.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Anything Blinded Corporations Course Greed Large Laws Less Operate Require Revolt Shareholders Which Would

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We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file-sharing networks.

~Aaron Swartz

Topics: Download Journals Need Networks Scientific Them

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: November 8th, 1986

Died: January 11th, 2013

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