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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society's level of civilization.
Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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Wei-wei Ai
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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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Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.
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In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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It's always the rich and there's plenty to waste, yet still China has a lot of people living in very spare, poor conditions.
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Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all.
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Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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