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I never had a sense of home.

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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