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金融家乔治-索罗斯写了一本书 “开放的社会”(Open Society)。方励之的 “篱笆” 对开放社会论真是一个好注脚。

It's interesting the way Maya relates political communication with literary communication. The point is to get the message accross to the broad audience. After the debate between VP candidates, CNN displayed an analysis of the vocabulary levels both used, Cheney at 11th grade while Edwards at 7th grade. Edwards was considered to have an edge. Sometimes one would say, "Explain to me as if I were a 7 year old." That calls for expressing big ideas in simple and straight words, which is an art.