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steve2470

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Sat Mar 22, 2014, 01:11 PM Mar 2014

*****Barack Obama Group*****In Beijing Talk, Michelle Obama Extols Free Speech

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/world/asia/in-china-michelle-obama-speaks-out-for-free-speech.html?hpw&rref=us&_r=0

BEIJING — On a visit that was supposed to be nonpolitical, Michelle Obama delivered an unmistakable message to the Chinese on Saturday, saying in an address here that freedom of speech, particularly on the Internet and in the news media, provided the foundation for a vibrant society.

On the second day of a weeklong trip to China with her two daughters and her mother, Mrs. Obama, the first lady, spoke to an audience of Americans and Chinese at Peking University, and in the middle of an appeal for more American students to study abroad, she also talked of the value for people of hearing “all sides of every argument.”

“Time and again, we have seen that countries are stronger and more prosperous when the voices and opinions of all their citizens can be heard,” she said.

The United States, she said, respected the “uniqueness” of other cultures and societies. “But when it comes to expressing yourself freely,” she said, “and worshiping as you choose, and having open access to information — we believe those are universal rights that are the birthright of every person on this planet.”

GO FLOTUS !!!!!!!
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*****Barack Obama Group*****In Beijing Talk, Michelle Obama Extols Free Speech (Original Post) steve2470 Mar 2014 OP
Rather brave there treestar Mar 2014 #1
Good for Flotus~ sheshe2 Mar 2014 #2
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