If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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Mass production is nothing new. Weren’t cathedrals built through mass production? The pyramids?
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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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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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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