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Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-05-27]: Syrian political cartoonist Ali Ferzat, shown earlier this month at the Oslo Freedom Forum, says pens have the power to topple dictators. The self-taught artist has mocked authority since he was a young boy. His hands were broken by the Syrian government recently, before he managed to leave the country. [source:
CNN News] If regimes fear of a pen, then how powerful are they really?
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