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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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Only with the Internet can a peasant I have never met hear my voice and I can learn what's on his mind. A fairy tale has come true.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare.
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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It's an unbearable condition.
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There is no media freedom in China. As a result, the society is corrupt and lacks productivity. It is unable to adjust itself for progress. This will lead to the country's eventual downfall.
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