If you mention Adolf Hitler or Nazis within a discussion thread, you've automatically ended whatever discussion you were taking part in.

- Mike Godwin

The decisions we make about the Internet don't affect just the Internet – they are answers to basic questions about the relationship each citizen has…

- Mike Godwin

The remedy for the abuse of free speech is more speech.

- Mike Godwin

Striking a balance in favor of individual rights has always been the right decision for us and that it remains so even when technology gives us new w…

- Mike Godwin

The First Amendment was designed to protect offensive speech, because nobody ever tries to ban the other kind.

- Mike Godwin

I wanted folks who glibly compared someone else to Hitler or to Nazis to think a bit harder about the Holocaust.

- Mike Godwin

Exploring and understanding the Net is an ongoing process. Cyberspace never sits still; it evolves as fast as society itself. Only if we fight to pre…

- Mike Godwin

Fertilizer played a greater role in this case than computers.

- Mike Godwin

In short, individual freedom of speech leads to a stronger society. But knowing that principle is not enough. You have to know how to put it to use o…

- Mike Godwin