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"
Observable, Quantitative Proofs and Predictions." This means you can measure
the predictions of my Theory. The phenomena mentioned are without
any viable explanation; some for about 100 and 40 years.
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Three of the 5 are probably the three most respected persons in physics
over the last 20 years.
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The above poem is
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Speech by George Soros
Speeches by George Soros
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/3880/speech5.html
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This letter was written to the committees
in the Senate and House voting on the
Telecommunications Indecency Act. It was written by
Mr. Soros as a private citizen and as such does not
reflect the views of any of his organizations.
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December 18, 1995
Members of Congress:
I write to express my opposition to proposed legislation to be voted on this week that would censor communications on the Internet. I refer to the Exon Telecommunications Indecency Act (the Act) and related legislation. In my view, such censorship would inspire efforts in other countries to restrict communication on the Internet on political grounds.
Supporters of the Act apparently believe that pornography reaching the hands of minors on the Internet is a large problem and that evisceration of the First Amendment is an appropriate response. I disagree on both points. Reports of Internet pornography by proponents of Internet censorship bills have been exaggerated.
More importantly, however, it needs to be established that the First Amendment and its protection of free expression apply fully to new communication technologies. Communication on the Internet should be no more subject to government censorship than the telephones and mails. The issue is not one merely for the United States. Countries around the world are watching our example, to see whether our principles of free expression and democracy will apply to these new technologies. If we decide that censorship is acceptable, rest assured that the world's dictators will do the same. They will cite restrictions on free expression in the United States to justify their censorship practices. Transitions to democracy in many countries have been aided by such new technologies as fax machines and e-mail; it would be ironic if the United States led the way in restricting the content of expression via these technologies.
Parents can protect their children from such risks posed by the Internet (exaggerated for political ends, in my view) through "intelligent software interfaces" and similar methods rather than through restrictions on the content of transmissions themselves. In any event, the Internet is transgeographical. Attempts to police it to protect United States children from "indecent material," or the Chinese from criticism of the Party, or Romanians from knowledge of official corruption, are bound to be a hopeless exercise. Censorship in one country will simply shift the transmission source to another.
I urge you to vote against attempts to censor the Internet. Alternatives exist by which parents can control what Internet materials reach their children without the need of state censorship.
Very truly yours,
George Soros
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