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“Privacy is absolutely essential to maintaining a free society. The idea that is at the foundation of the notion of privacy is that the citizen is not the tool or instrument of government - but the reverse... If you have no privacy, it will tend to follow that you have no political freedom.”

Quote by Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.

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Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.

Benno C. Schmidt, Jr. was born on March 20, 1942. His profession and category are unknown, and there is a lack of detailed information about his life and achievements. more

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