John Perry Barlow Government Quotations

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before.

The 'Total Information Awareness' project is truly diabolical - mostly because of the legal changes which have made it possible in the first place. As a consequence of the Patriot Act, government now has access to all sorts of private and commercial databases that were previously off limits.

The government targets 'Anonymous' for the same reason it targets al-Qaida - because they're the enemy.

Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need to be worrying about business in exactly the same way we are worrying about government.

One can imagine the government's problem. This is all pretty magical stuff to them. If I were trying to terminate the operations of a witch coven, I'd probably seize everything in sight. How would I tell the ordinary household brooms from the getaway vehicles?

The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable