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Neutrality Quotes

On staying out of it, and what that choice really costs.

Government neutrality toward religion sits at one end of this set, and the net neutrality fight that pulled in millions of public comments sits at the other, both about where lines get drawn.

We have to take a long view on net neutrality.

Quotes by Rajeev Suri

Without network neutrality, cable and phone companies could stifle innovation.

Quotes by Marvin Ammori

Over the course of a year - from January 2014 to March 2015 - millions of Americans, hundreds of businesses, and dozens of policymakers weighed in at the Federal Communications Commission in favor of net neutrality.

Quotes by Marvin Ammori

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

Quotes by Louis D. Brandeis

Beginning Quotes

Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.

Quotes by Lajos Kossuth

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.

Quotes by John Paul Stevens

Net neutrality is a concept that the tech industry rallies around, but it is hypocrisy.

Quotes by Dave Winer

Net Neutrality - a guiding principle of the Internet since its beginning - means that content is all treated equally.

Quotes by Chellie Pingree

Net neutrality has been in place since the very beginning of the Internet.

Quotes by Al Franken

Frequently Asked Questions

What does neutrality mean across these quotes?
The quotes apply neutrality to government's relationship with religion, to the net neutrality debate over how internet traffic gets treated, and to a broader moral claim that staying neutral can itself be a serious failing. Together they show neutrality as a stance with real consequences, not a passive default. The topic spans policy, technology, and ethics.
Is there a quote about net neutrality?
Yes, one quote references the period when millions of Americans and hundreds of businesses weighed in with the Federal Communications Commission over how cable and phone companies might treat internet traffic. Another warns that without network neutrality, those companies could stifle innovation. Both entries ground the page in a specific, well-documented policy debate.
Does the collection address government neutrality on religion?
Yes, one quote insists the state has an obligation to remain fully impartial where religion is concerned, treating that stance as a clear institutional duty rather than an option. It's one of the more direct policy statements in the set. The idea pairs well with broader concept quotes about impartial governance.
What does the quote calling neutrality a 'graver sin' mean?
That quote argues neutrality can, at times, be worse than open belligerence, challenging the assumption that staying out of a conflict is automatically the safer or more moral choice. It's the most provocative entry on the page. The line pushes readers to question when silence or inaction carries its own cost.
Why pair internet policy with a moral statement on neutrality?
Putting net neutrality alongside a claim about neutrality being a potential sin shows how the same word applies to both practical regulation and personal ethics. It broadens the page beyond a single domain, letting readers see the concept from multiple angles. This mix is part of what makes the collection feel comprehensive rather than narrow.

The sharpest concept here argues neutrality can be a graver sin than open belligerence, a challenge to anyone who treats staying out of it as automatically safe.