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" I don't remember a time when words were not dangerous. "

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" When a dictatorship imprisons someone or makes them disappear, it's actually a very strategic move. We forget that. It's not as senseless as it seems. It's a way to silence someone, but also it's a way to silence their family as well, out of fear, and society by extension. "

" We got rid of Muammar Gaddafi. I never thought I would be able to write these words. "

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