“The arts of power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites the public odium and the public hatred, to conceal its own abuses and encroachments.”

“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.”

“Digital networks are increasing the fluidity of all media. The old choice between one-way public media (like books and movies) and two-way private media (like the phone) has now expanded to include a third option: two-way media that operates on a scale from private to public.”

“[F]rom now on, the act of creating and circulating evidence of wrongdoing to more than a few people, even if they all work together, will be seen as a delayed but public act.”

“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.”

“Statistics are no substitue for judgement.”

“An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.”