My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist. Although I am not a Communist I refused to fall in line by hating them.
Charlie ChaplinQuebec from the boat looked like the ramparts where Hamlet's ghost might have walked.
Charlie ChaplinYou the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
Charlie ChaplinTo help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.
Charlie ChaplinFriends have asked how I came to engender this American antagonism. My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist. Although I am not a Communist I refused to fall in line by hating them. Secondly, I was opposed to the Committee on Un-American Activities - a dishonest phrase to begin with, elastic enough to wrap around the throat and strangle the voice of any American citizen whose honest opinion is a minority of one.
Charlie Chaplin