Love, Hope, Worth But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having. - John Perry Barlow
Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need to be worrying about business in exactly the same way we are worrying about government. - John Perry Barlow
The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable. - John Perry Barlow
Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I have yet to hear anyone say something that seemed likely to mitigate the idiocy of this age. - John Perry Barlow
So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass and a backbone. - John Perry Barlow
I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many others. - John Perry Barlow
I just loved the guitar when it came along. I loved it. The banjo was something I really liked, but when the guitar came along, to me that was my first love in music. - Doc Watson
And if you stop and think about it you won't believe it's true: That all the love you've been giving has all been meant for you. - Justin Hayward
Women are tenacious, and all of them should be tenacious of respect; without esteem they cannot exist; esteem is the first demand that they make of love. - Honore De Balzac