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interview
Liberal International featured Mardi Seng in the relaunched edition of its newsletter, The Liberal Dispatch, published in December 2023.
In the conversation he describes liberalism as, in his words, just another word for being human — a politics that begins with the dignity of the individual rather than the convenience of the state. He speaks about optimism that must be backed by competence and hard work, rather than hope on its own, and about digital media as one of the few remaining channels through which Cambodians can find independent information and organise.
Asked what he would say to dissidents living under pressure, he offered the line that has since been widely quoted: rest — yes, but do not stop.