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“What the (totalitarian) government cares about is making the quest for information just enough of the nuisance that people generally won't bother.” quote by James Fallows — Download Open image

““What the (totalitarian) government cares about is making the quest for information just enough of the nuisance that people generally won't bother.””

James Fallows

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