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Quote by Ai Weiwei
I always think that freedom is from the struggle.
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The speaker connects freedom with struggle, suggesting that freedom may arise from facing difficulty rather than from avoiding it. The wording leaves open whether struggle creates freedom or helps someone break free from restrictions. In either reading, freedom is presented as something linked to effort and challenge, not as a condition entirely separate from them.
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- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
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- Official Statement
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