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We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.

If information wants to be free, then that's true everywhere, not just in information technology.

Business is just about enabling human beings, nothing more, nothing less. Businesses need to recognize this fundamental fact.

It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business.

There is an enormous market demand for information. It just has to be fulfilled in a way that fits with the technology of our times.

The mere imparting of information is not education.

I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are empowered with information.

People can get information - on entertainment, politics, finance - much easier than before. That will change the way people do business, the way people live.

Why is freedom such a hard sell? That's the question. In this country, why has the idea of individual liberty and responsibility become such a hard sell? That's something I never thought would happen here.

Companies that receive government information demands have to obey the law, but they often have room for maneuver. They scarcely ever use it.