Source: Timescape (1980), Chapter 23 (p. 291)
as quoted by [Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time, Bantam Books, 1988, 0-553-34614-8, 129]
Ender's Game series, Shadow of the Giant (2005)
“And if people lose their ability to feed themselves, how can they be said to be free?”
"A Bad Big Idea".
Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community (1993)
Context: The issue here really is not whether international trade shall be free but whether or not it makes any sense for a country — or, for that matter, a region — to destroy its own capacity to produce its own food. How can a government, entrusted with the safety and health of its people, conscientiously barter away in the name of an economic idea that people’s ability to feed itself? And if people lose their ability to feed themselves, how can they be said to be free?
Source: Brave New World Revisited (1958), Chapter 4 (p. 34)
“I've said that net neutrality is the most important free speech issue of our time.”
"Net Neutrality Is Under Attack... Again" in The Huffington Post (8 November 2011) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-franken/net-neutrality-is-under-a_b_1082225.html
Context: I've said that net neutrality is the most important free speech issue of our time. It's true. If Republicans have their way, large corporations won't just have the loudest voices in the room. They'll be able to effectively silence everyone else. Every small business they'd prefer not to compete with. Every blogger who publishes something they don't like. We have to stop them.
Meet the Press (23 July 2006), referring to the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
“Listen,' he said. 'It's important. We are all. Free. To do. Whatever. We want. To do.”
Source: Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
