The biggest crime of a dictatorship is to eradicate human feelings from people. - Ai Weiwei

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The biggest crime of a dictatorship is to eradicate human feelings from people.

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Ai Weiwei (Chinese: 艾未未; born 1957 in Beijing) is a leading Chinese artist, curator, architectural designer, cultural and social commentator and activist.

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