"The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people."
-Tom Clancy
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"There was a time when nails were high-tech. There was a time when people had to be told how to use a telephone. Technology is just a tool. People use tools to improve their lives.“
-Tom Clancy
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"I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?"
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"The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that."
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"There used to be this country called the Soviet Union it's not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs."
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"Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly."
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"Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away."
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