(Feb 8, 1996, Davos). Commissioned for 24 Hours in Cyberspace. "Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel... I ask you of the past to leave us alone." — and, importantly, an argument about self-governance, not just about markets. (Sources: EFF, Wikipedia.) - Note: this is also the text most often dismissed as naive. The honest editorial position is that it was right about the possibility and wrong about the durability — and asking why is CY8ERPUNKS' founding essay.

The single most important text for this project's stated politics