"Future Change Warning: Proposed Federal censorship regulations may prohibit us from giving you information about the possibility of calling this function. We would be required to say that this is not …"

"Perhaps we should implement a mode that puts cosmetics on Emacs so it will appeal to those who judge by the surface of things."

"If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough – you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal. In other words, you need to be 'pragmatic.'"

"The future of computing is free software."

"The purpose of the free software movement is to ensure that users have freedom."