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    "title": "Richard Nixon on Aaron Swartz via John Dean",
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>In a hushed but gruff tone, he [Nixon] told me he wanted me to call Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen, because he wanted legal action taken against the demonstrator.\u00c2\u00a0 When I asked the President if the demonstrator was throwing anything, he erupted, red-faced:\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe little shit broke the police line.\u00c2\u00a0 For all I know he was going to kill me.\u00c2\u00a0 You tell Petersen to find a law he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s broken, and nail him.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Then, smacking a clenched right fist into his left hand, Nixon said, \u00e2\u0080\u009cLet\u00e2\u0080\u0099s make an example out of that goddamned jerk: prosecute his ass!\u00e2\u0080\u009d</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>When there are so many laws that daily living means you are a felon three times a day, those in power can prosecute you whenever they feel like it.  Via <a href=\"http://verdict.justia.com/2013/01/25/dealing-with-aaron-swartz-in-the-nixonian-tradition\">Dealing With Aaron Swartz in the Nixonian Tradition: | John Dean | Verdict | Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia</a>.</p>\n"
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