They lack any ability to sense what is beautiful or what is proper. They can be learned and skillful, but they lack the ability to make their own free judgment. It is really sad to see young adults of 20, 25 years who were never taught to make their own decisions.
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More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.
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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
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That’s why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.
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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness – doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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