I consider music like a mirage in the desert. You're obsessed with the ideal piece of music, and the more you think you're getting closer, it's not there.
Jean Michel JarreRead
Saying that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Privacy and free speech are fundamental rights, regardless of personal circumstance.
This quote emphasizes the importance of fundamental freedoms such as privacy and free speech, arguing that just because someone feels they have nothing to hide or say doesn't diminish the significance of these rights. It underscores the idea that these rights are essential to society's health and should be protected for all individuals, as their value extends beyond personal situations and impacts everyone collectively.
Themes
PrivacyFreedomRightsSpeechSociety
In practice
Example use cases
During a discussion on civil liberties, you might use this quote to highlight the importance of privacy rights.
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I thought we had opposite visions of electronic music. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk had a very robotic, mechanical approach. I had a more impressionist vision - a Ravel/Debussy approach.
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The major rock instruments and classical instruments were designed for performance, for sharing the music with an audience, and then later people put microphones on them and recorded them. But for electronic music, the opposite was true - they're designed in laboratories, and later, we tried to put them on stage.
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If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists.
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