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"The older I get, the more I respect Marx"
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The rule of law is a universal value, as are human rights. In Russia, I have met with "sovereign democracy" as some sort of opponent to human rights. In Asia, I have met with "Asian values." I do not think human dignity is minimised because of the colour of your skin. I think that human dignity is minimised because elites have an economic interest in screwing people. That is one of the reasons why I am not just a human rights lawyer; I believe that much of the political repression we see is economic in nature. The older I get, the more I respect Karl Marx.

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