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Terrorism is a crime against the mind. We win by refusing fear.

Bruce Schneier

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Bruce Schneier
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 15
Computer Scientist
Cryptographer
Mathematician
Physicist
Writer
New York City
New York
Refusing
Terrorism
Crime
Winning
Fear
Mind

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