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Anonymity Quote by Lee Siegel

“Anonymity is a universal convention of the blogosphere, and the wicked expedience is that you can speak without consequences.” quote by Lee Siegel — Download Open image

“Anonymity is a universal convention of the blogosphere, and the wicked expedience is that you can speak without consequences.”

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