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“In an information economy, entrepreneurs master the science of information in order to overcome the laws of the purely physical sciences. They can succeed because of the surprising power of the laws of information, which are conducive to human creativity. The central concept of information theory is a measure of freedom of choice. The principle of matter, on the other hand, is not liberty but limitation- it has weight and occupies space.”

Source: Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

“Our basic civil liberties are in jeopardy, but we're going to be spending our time as a society arguing about whether or not schoolchildren should be forced to pay tribute to imaginary invisible beings who live in magical kingdoms in outer space some”

Should Space Pay Liberty Spending Arguing Invisible Kingdoms Our Time Imaginary Tribute Civil Liberties Outer Space Jeopardy

Author:Tom Tomorrow

“However, I think a plain space near the eye gives it a kind of liberty it loves; and then the picture, whether you choose the grand or beautiful, should be held up at its proper distance. Variety is the principal ingredient in beauty; and simplicity is essential to grandeur.”

Thinking Giving Should Kind Eye Beautiful Space Liberty Essentials Distance Simplicity Variety Ingredients You Choose Principal Grandeur

Book:The Select Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone ... The Third Edition

Source: The Select Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone ... The Third Edition

“Spread outward. Crack the round dome. Break through. Have liberty not as the air within a grave Or down a well. Breathe freedom, oh, my native, In the space of horizons that neither love nor hate.”

Wells Hate Freedom Space Liberty Break Air Rounds Spread Breathe Graves Native Cracks Horizon Break Through Domes

Book:Collected Poems

Source: Collected Poems

“Though the island of Great Britain exhibits but a small spot upon the map of the globe, it makes a splendid appearance in the history of mankind, and for a long space has been signally under the protection of God and a seat of peace, liberty and truth.”

Long Has Beens Space Liberty Mankind Appearance Protection Spots Islands Seats Britain Maps Globes Splendid Exhibits Great Britain

Book:The Works of the Rev. J. Newton ...: With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

Source: The Works of the Rev. J. Newton ...: With the Memoirs of the Author and General Remarks on His Life, Connections, and Character

“I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls.”

Men Believe Soul I Believe Space Liberty Arms I Believe In

Book:W. E. B. Du Bois: Selections from His Writings

Source: W. E. B. Du Bois: Selections from His Writings

“I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values, our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.”

Believe Values I Believe Space Liberty Democracy Duty Commitment Tolerance Defined Openness Exclusive Civics Civic Duty Internationalism Shared Values

Author:David Blunkett