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"The electrifying redemption of America's revolutionary declaration that all human beings are free and equal, would not have been possible without the additional empowerment of individuals to use knowledge as a source of power that has come with the Internet," Al Gore said during his speech at last week's Web 2.0 Summit.

In the first of three videos (embedded below), the former vice president and chairman of Current TV discussed among other things: World 2.0, politics, the ongoing fight to save our planet, the importance of democratizing the television media, and the significance of "puppies having a purpose."