Vint Cerf Quotes
There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience.
Cerf, Vinton G. "Internet Access Is Not a Human Right." The New York Times, 4 Jan. 2012, p. A21.
This statement summarized what had been a basic principle of American Law as derived from English law. See {587704}.
See {587703} for a similar statement by a Supreme Court Justice.
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhui
As hard as it is for us to imagine today, while her husband was President of the United States, the First Lady wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column every single day with politics frequently the subject. While she usually agreed with the President, there were occasions where they seemed to not see things exactly the same. She tended to be more liberal than he. However, there were those who believed that when she criticized politicians, it was with FDR’s knowledge and blessing and she sometimes did his “dirty work.” Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential people in the country—certainly more-so than any First Lady before and since.
For similar views see Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Potter Stewart and the National Union for Social Justice.
Vinton Gray Cerf ForMemRS is an American Internet pioneer and is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-developer Bob Kahn. He has received honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, the Turing Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Marconi Prize and membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
