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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.

Ai Weiwei

In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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Crush Discussion Except Negotiation People Power Time Want
[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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Art Attitude Culture Long Practicing Related
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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Lacking Leader Moving Political Sititaion Today Vision
I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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Believe Home Sense
If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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Kind Law Nobody Protect Society
The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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Chinese Cold Government Relationship War
Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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Anything High Market Mean Purely Selling
[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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Care Culture Furthest Maybe People Understand
What counts in the end is what the government does.
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Count Doe End Government
The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
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Attitude Different More Much Open Realize Society Way
These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.
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Control Creative Folk Government Head Ironic Ultimately
I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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Child Children Ginsberg Person Thinking
So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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Acceptable Citizen Course Difference Often People Politician Strong
Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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Condition Encourage General Masses People Society Star Unique
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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Country Internet More Powerful Scared State
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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Become Giving Up Government Same Saying Thing Thinking

During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.

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