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Speaking truth to power, as the motto goes – whether this power is academic or political – may be a perilous exercise.

— Didier Fassin

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The world as we know it could be different and may therefore be changed.

Indeed, self-censorship is probably more common than censorship, at least in democratic contexts.

Commentators, when they exist, whether on paper, on waves, or increasingly online, are not representative or even indicative of the public, although they can be influential.

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