美一网站撤换毛语录 美言论自由被指挂了

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VOA Chinese, Apr 1, 2013.
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 130401/1632634.html

two consecutive paragraphs:

"雅虎英文网3月22日报道，美国教育部网站所属的国家教育统计中心儿童区网页当天引用一段中国已故领导人毛泽东的语录，引发推特等社交媒体网友的争议。这段语录是：“对自己，‘学而不厌’，对别人，‘诲而不倦’”。

"3月22日的《纽约每日新闻》引一名网友的跟帖说，“毛泽东是个残忍的独裁者，他应该为6500万人的死亡负责。是的，他是个十足的顶天立地的人。所以，谁在乎他杀了6500万人，对吗？他希望人们学习。”很快，毛语录从该国家教育统计中心儿童区网页上被撤下，被换上了林肯的名言。

Note: The report cites
(a) Chris Moody, Education Department removes Mao Zedong quote from website for kids. Yahoo! News | The Ticket, Mar 22, 2013.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/tick ... 2285--politics.html
(b) US Government Education Website for Kids Yanks Quote by Mao Zedong. New York Daily News,Mar 22, 2013.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ ... e-article-1.1296362
(“Our attitude towards ourselves should be ‘to be satiable in learning’ and towards others ‘to be tireless in teaching.’"--Mao Zedong