I'm still strongly opposed to antismoking laws, strongly opposed to any law that regulates personal behavior.

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The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass...

So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass...

You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide...

You do not know our culture, our ethics, or the unwritten codes that already provide...

Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I...

Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I...

I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural...

I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural...

In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.

In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large...

Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large...

If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that...

If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

I mean I look forward to the day when I can be Republican again.

I mean I look forward to the day when I can be Republican again.

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what...

Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what...

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane...

We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane...

It didn't matter what we did or where we did it as long as we...

It didn't matter what we did or where we did it as long as we...

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself...

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself...

I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles,...

I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles,...

Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need...

Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need...

The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's...

The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's...