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I don't believe in anarchy, because it will ultimately amount to the power of the bully, with weapons. Gandhi is my life's inspiration: passive resistance. I don't want to live in the Thunderdome with Mad Max.
John Lydon
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John Lydon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: January 31
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Do not stand in the middle, go to the right or to the left.
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