Having come from a totalitarian country, the Soviet Union, and having seen the hardships that my family endured–both while there and trying to leave-I certainly am particularly sensitive to the stifling of individual liberties. (Sergey Brin)

Having come from a totalitarian country, the Soviet Union, and having seen the hardships that my family endured–both while there and trying to leave-I certainly am particularly sensitive to the stifling of individual liberties.

Sergey Brin

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