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"I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions, even though I long ago came to the conclusion that I was not a political person and could have no place in any political group."
Lillian Hellman, in her letter to the chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, explaining why she would not be giving names of suspected Communists to the committee.
Something to remember in these dangerous times, that the people defending our freedoms are sometimes defending them from ourselves.
Lillian Hellman, in her letter to the chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, explaining why she would not be giving names of suspected Communists to the committee.
Something to remember in these dangerous times, that the people defending our freedoms are sometimes defending them from ourselves.
