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Peopleshouldn'tbeafraidoftheirgovernment.Governmentsshouldbeafraidof
theirpeople.
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Behindthismaskthereismorethanjustflesh.Beneaththismaskthereisanidea...
andideasarebulletproof.
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Thepastcan'thurtyouanymore,notunlessyouletit.
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Knowledge,likeair,isvitaltolife.Likeair,nooneshouldbedeniedit.
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Remember,rememberthefifthofNovemberofgunpowdertreasonandplot.I
knowofnoreasonwhythegunpowdertreasonshouldeverbeforgot.
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MymothersaidIbrokeherheart...butitwasmyintegritythatwasimportant.Is
thatsoselfish?Itsellsforsolittle,butit'sallwehaveleftinthisplace.Itisthevery
lastinchofus...butwithinthatinchwearefree.
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Youwearamaskforsolong,youforgetwhoyouwerebeneathit.
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Artistsuseliestotellthetruth.Yes,Icreatedalie.Butbecauseyoubelievedit,
youfoundsomethingtrueaboutyourself.
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Everybodyisspecial.Everybody.Everybodyisahero,alover,afool,avillain.
Everybody.Everybodyhastheirstorytotell.
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Happinessisthemostinsidiousprisonofall.
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Ishalldiehere.Everylastinchofmeshallperish.Exceptone.Aninch.It'ssmall
andit'sfragileandit'stheonlythingintheworldworthhaving.wemustneverlose
it,orsellit,orgiveitaway.Wemustneverletthemtakeitfromus.
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Sincemankind'sdawn,ahandfulofoppressorshaveacceptedtheresponsibility
overourlivesthatweshouldhaveacceptedforourselves.Bydoingso,theytook
ourpower.Bydoingnothing,wegaveitaway.We'veseenwheretheirwayleads,
throughcampsandwars,towardstheslaughterhouse.
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Becausewhilethetruncheonmaybeusedinlieuofconversation,wordswill
alwaysretaintheirpower.Wordsofferthemeanstomeaning,andforthosewho
willlisten,theenunciationoftruth.Andthetruthis,thereissomethingterribly
wrongwiththiscountry,isn'tthere?Crueltyandinjustice,intoleranceand
oppression.Andwhereonceyouhadthefreedomtoobject,tothinkandspeakas
yousawfit,younowhavecensorsandsystemsofsurveillancecoercingyour
conformityandsolicitingyoursubmission.Howdidthishappen?Who'stoblame?
Wellcertainlytherearethosemoreresponsiblethanothers,andtheywillbeheld
accountable,butagaintruthbetold,ifyou'relookingfortheguilty,youneedonly
lookintoamirror.Iknowwhyyoudidit.Iknowyouwereafraid.Whowouldn'tbe?
War,terror,disease.Therewereamyriadofproblemswhichconspiredtocorrupt
yourreasonandrobyouofyourcommonsense.
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Godisintherain.
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Iknowthere'snowayIcanconvinceyouthisisnotoneoftheirtricks,butIdon't
care,Iamme.MynameisValerie,Idon'tthinkI'lllivemuchlongerandIwantedto
tellsomeoneaboutmylife.Thisistheonlyautobiographyilleverwrite,andgod,
I'mwritingitontoiletpaper.IwasborninNottinghamin1985,Idon'tremember
muchofthoseearlyyears,butIdoremembertherain.Mygrandmotherowneda
farminTuttlebrook,andsheusetotellmethatgodwasintherain.Ipassedmy
11thlessonintogirl'sgrammaritwasatschoolthatImetmyfirstgirlfriend,her
namewasSara.Itwasherwrists.Theywerebeautiful.Ithoughtwewouldloveeach
otherforever.Irememberourteachertellingusthatiswasanadolescentphase
peopleoutgrew.Saradid,Ididn't.In2002IfellinlovewithagirlnamedChristina.
ThatyearIcameouttomyparents.Icouldn'thavedoneitwithoutChrisholding
myhand.Myfatherwouldn'tlookatme,hetoldmetogoandnevercomeback.My
mothersaidnothing.ButIhadonlytoldthemthetruth,wasthatsoselfish?Our
integritysellsforsolittle,butitisallwereallyhave.Itistheverylastinchofus,but
withinthatinch,wearefree.I'dalwaysknownwhatIwantedtodowithmylife,and
in2015Istarredinmyfirstfilm,"TheSaltFlats".Itwasthemostimportantroleof
mylife,notbecauseofmycareer,butbecausethatwashowImetRuth.Thefirst
timewekissed,IknewIneverwantedtokissanyotherlipsbuthersagain.We
movedtoasmallflatinLondontogether.ShegrewScarletCarsonsformeinour
windowbox,andourplacealwayssmelledofroses.Thoseweretherebestyearsof
mylife.ButAmerica'swargrewworse,andworse.AndeventuallycametoLondon.
Afterthattherewerenorosesanymore.Notforanyone.Irememberhowthe
meaningofwordsbegantochange.Howunfamiliarwordslikecollateraland
renditionbecamefrightening.WhilethingslikeNorseFireandTheArticlesof
Allegiancebecamepowerful,Irememberhowdifferentbecamedangerous.Istill
don'tunderstandit,whytheyhateussomuch.TheytookRuthwhileshewasout
buyingfood.I'venevercriedsohardinmylife.Itwasn'tlongtilltheycamefor
me.Itseemsstrangethatmylifeshouldendinsuchaterribleplace,butforthree
years,Ihadroses,andapologizedtonoone.Ishalldiehere.Everyinchofmeshall
perish.Everyinch,butone.AnInch,itissmallanditisfragile,butitistheonly
thingtheworldworthhaving.Wemustneverloseitorgiveitaway.Wemustnever
letthemtakeitfromus.Ihopethatwhoeveryouare,youescapethisplace.Ihope
thattheworldturnsandthatthingsgetbetter.ButwhatIhopemostofallisthat
youunderstandwhatImeanwhenItellyouthateventhoughIdonotknowyou,
andeventhoughImaynevermeetyou,laughwithyou,crywithyou,orkissyou.I
loveyou.Withallmyheart,Iloveyou.Valerie
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Theysaythatlife'sagame,&thentheytaketheboardaway.
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Thepastcan'thurtyouanymore.Notunlessyouletit.Theymadeyouintoa
victim,Evey.Theymadeyouintoastatistic.But,that'snottherealyou.That'snot
whoyouareinside.
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Loveyourrage,notyourcage.
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EveyHammond:Whoareyou?
V:Who?WhoisbuttheformfollowingthefunctionofwhatandwhatIamisaman
inamask.
EveyHammond:WellIcanseethat.
V:Ofcourseyoucan.I'mnotquestioningyourpowersofobservationI'mmerely
remarkingupontheparadoxofaskingamaskedmanwhoheis
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Itseemsstrangethatmylifeshouldendinsuchaterribleplace,butforthreeyears
Ihadroses,andapologizedtonoone.
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ButwhatIhopemostofallisthatyouunderstandwhatImeanwhenItellyouthat
eventhoughIdonotknowyou,andeventhoughImaynevermeetyou,laughwith
you,crywithyou,orkissyou.Iloveyou.Withallmyheart,Iloveyou.
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Ourmastershavenotheardthepeople'svoiceforgenerationsanditismuch,
muchlouderthantheycaretoremember.
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Yourprettyempiretooksolongtobuild,now,withasnapofhistory'sfingers,
downitgoes.
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There'snofleshorbloodwithinthiscloaktokill.There'sonlyanidea.Ideasare
bulletproof.
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Youwerealreadyinaprison.You'vebeeninaprisonallyourlife.Happinessisa
prison,Evey.Happinessisthemostinsidiousprisonofall.Yourloverlivedinthe
penitentiarythatweareallborninto,andwasforcedtorakethedregsofthat
worldforhisliving.Heknewaffectionandtendernessbutonlybriefly.Eventually,
oneoftheotherinmatesstabbedhimwithacutlassandhedrowneduponhisown
blood.Isthatit,Evey?Isthatthehappinessworthmorethanfreedom?It'snotan
uncommonstory,Evey.Manyconvictsmeetwithmiserableends.Yourmother.
Yourfather.Yourlover.Onebyone,takenoutbehindthechemicalsheds...and
shot.Allconvicts,hunchedanddeformedbythesmallnessoftheircells,theweight
oftheirchains,theunfairnessoftheirsentences.Ididn'tputyouinaprison,Evey.I
justshowedyouthebars.'
'You'rewrong!It'sjustlife,that'sall!It'sjusthowlifeis.It'swhatwe'vegottoput
upwith.It'sallwe'vegot.Whatgivesyoutherighttodecideit'snotgoodenough?'
'You'reinaprison,Evey.Youwereborninaprison.You'vebeeninaprisonso
long,younolongerbelievethere'saworldoutside.That'sbecauseyou'reafraid,
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Evey.You'reafraidbecauseyoucanfeelfreedomclosinginuponyou.You'reafraid
becausefreedomisterrifying.Don'tbackawayfromit,Evey.Partofyou
understandsthetruthevenaspartpretendsnotto.Youwereinacell,Evey.They
offeredyouachoicebetweenthedeathofyourprinciplesandthedeathofyour
body.Yousaidyou'dratherdie.Youfacedthefearofyourowndeathandyouwere
calmandstill.Thedoorofthecageisopen,Evey.Allthatyoufeelisthewindfrom
outside.
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Theendingisnearerthanyouthink,anditisalreadywritten.Allthatwehaveleft
tochooseisthecorrectmomenttobegin.
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Equalityandfreedomarenotluxuriestolightlycastaside.Withoutthem,order
cannotlongendurebeforeapproachingdepthsbeyondimagining.
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Anarchywearstwofaces,bothcreatoranddestroyer.Thusdestroyerstopple
empiresmakeacanvasofcleanrubblewherecreatorsthencanbuildanother
world.Rubble,onceachieved,makesfurtherruins'meansirrelevant.
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Awaywithourexplosives,then!
Awaywithourdestroyers!Theyhavenoplacewithinourbetterworld.
Butletusraiseatoasttoallourbombers,allourbastards,mostunlovelyandmost
unforgivable.
Let'sdrinktheirhealth...thenmeetwiththemnomore.
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Eve:Allthisriotanduproar,V...isthisAnarchy?IsthistheLandofDoAsYou
Please?
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V:No.Thisisonlythelandoftakewhatyouwant.Anarchymeans"without
leaders",not"withoutorder".Withanarchycomesanageorordnung,oftrue
order,whichistosayvoluntaryorder...thisageofordungwillbeginwhenthemad
andincoherentcycleofverwirrungthatthesebulletinsrevealhasrunitscourse...
Thisisnotanarchy,Eve.Thisischaos.
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Authority,whenfirstdetectingchaosatitsheels,willentertainthevilestschemes
tosaveitsorderlyfacade.
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