Jarrad Hope > Quotes

“Transparent, immutable records, as we will see, are critical to good governance. However, so too are secure communications.”
― Jarrad Hope, Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance

“the issue is not whether you are a socialist or a free-market capitalist but whether you are a centraliser or a decentraliser.”
― Jarrad Hope, Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance

“People should be free to exit hostile governmental systems. People should also be able to live free of corrupt systems in which centralised authorities take advantage of their position of power for their personal benefit.”
― Jarrad Hope, Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance

“the one common denominator that makes IFFs and other forms of corruption possible in every case is centralised control over records and a lack of transparency. Nothing good comes out of smoke-filled rooms.”
― Jarrad Hope, Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance

“Sovereign nation states are human technologies designed to facilitate the peaceful organisation of human beings, solving for their ideological, political and religious differences. However, they are technologies that are nearly 380 years old and, like all technology of that era, perhaps not the optimal solutions available today.”
― Jarrad Hope, Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance

“Those who attended the banquets of 1847 may have had no idea what these events were leading to. They had a diverse set of political views, but they shared a vibe. However, nothing is just a vibe. Nothing is just a party. Sometimes, they are doors to the unimagined future.”
― Jarrad Hope