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I spend as little time with lawmakers as possible. Many are great. And more than you expect want real change. But they're not going to do anything till we, the outsiders, force them to adopt it.
Lawrence Lessig
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Lawrence Lessig
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 3
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