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 I-am spus ca, probabil, internetul,si accesul liber si gratuit la informatie poate pune bazele celei mai democratice societati pe care o cunoastem. Eu sper ca asa va fi.}}
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+{{cquote|I am a curious and competetive person. I like to learn, to understand and be able to argue my opinions. I am not rich, so the Internet is my gateway to the world, to people and to science. First I found Wikipedia in English, but it was pretty difficult to understand; then I found the French edition, and then the Romanian – I was very enthusiastic, because the statistics say there are few Internet users in Romania.
+I told all my friends about it.
+But the most amazing thing was that two weeks ago, when I learned that my 72 year old mother reads the Romanian Wikipedia. My mother now knows how to use a computer. She did not know that this encyclopedia could be used for free. "How? Who has translated all this information into Romanian? And is it sure that I will not get a bill in the mail for this? I can't believe someone has done all this work without asking for anything in return. I did not think anyone in the world would do something as selfless as that."
+I said that perhaps the Internet, and free and open access to information, can build a more democratic society than the one we know. I hope it will.}}
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