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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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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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I want people to see their own power.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it.
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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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Society becomes very destructive.
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Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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