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- From: asimov@wk223.nas.nasa.gov (Daniel A. Asimov)
- Subject: Re: Godel and the US constitution
- References: <1992Sep1.215331.89956@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> <a_rubin.715364793@dn66> <TORKEL.92Sep1191401@bast.sics.se>
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- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 17:58:44 GMT
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- In article <TORKEL.92Sep1191401@bast.sics.se> torkel@sics.se (Torkel Franzen) writes:
- >In article <a_rubin.715364793@dn66> a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com
- >(Arthur Rubin) writes:
- >
- > >This reminds me of a story I heard at a memorial seminar on Godel, on which
- > >I would like confirmation.
- >
- >
- >
- > The story is told as follows by Hao Wang, in Reflections on Kurt Godel.
- >Wang refers to H.Zemanek and E.Kohler.
- >
- [...]
- >
- > The judge began, 'You have German citizenship up to now'. G
- > interrupted him, 'Excuse me sir, Austrian.' 'Anyhow, the wicked
- > dictator! but fortunately that is not possible in America.' 'On
- > the contrary,' G interjected, 'I know how that can happen.' All
- > three joined forces to restgrain G so as to turn to the routine
- > examination.
- >
- --T. Franzen
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- Out of curiosity, does anyone know how Godel envisioned a
- consitutional dictatorship possibly arising in the U.S. ???
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- --Dan Asimov
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