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But even the Four Horsemen of Kidporn, Dope Dealers, Mafia and Terrorists don't worry me as much as totalitarian governments. It's been a long century, and we've had enough of them.

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Bruce Sterling
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 14
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