Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
AI WEIWEIThe leadership knows that you cannot solve the issues of China’s future with the means of the past. The demographic consequences of the one-child policy, the build-up of the welfare state.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that’s the true crime.
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So for too long Americans take liberty as granted. We think we are in the safe hand, the democracy and the liberty, which is not true. And it can be even getting much worse than today.
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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