Lawrence Lessig (1961) American academic, political activist.
"Code + Law: An Interview with Lawrence Lessig" http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2001/01/30/lessig.html at O'Reilly P2P (29 January 2001)
“Most people are not intellectuals — a fact that intellectuals have terrible trouble coming to terms with.”
Source: The Wood Has Been Made Into a Boat http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/216568/wood-has-been-made-boat/john-derbyshire, National Review January 23, 2006.
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