Quote by Lawrence Lessig
When government disappears, its not as if paradise will take its p

When government disappears, its not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place. – Lawrence Lessig

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The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result. – Lawrence Lessig

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famous
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Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device. – Lawrence Lessig

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It is the duty of Her Majestys government neither to flap nor to falter. – Harold MacMillan

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Government

Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses. That is, they believe that for years and years and years, the people with wealth and power or government power have done well and ordinary people have not. Thats true. – William J. Clinton

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Government

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government

If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you dont have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world works. – Noam Chomsky

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Government

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Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair. – Blaise Pascal

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God

A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, whats behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. – Stanley Kubrick

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movies

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? – Bible

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Heart

Being a rock star is like being a cult leader – you really have to be in your own religion. – Courtney Love

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