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There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.

Lawrence Lessig

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Lawrence Lessig
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 3
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Rapid City
South Dakota
Larry Lessig
Lester Lawrence Lessig III
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