Those who created this country chose freedom. With all of its dangers. And do you know the riskiest part of that choice they made? They actually believed that we could be trusted to make up our own minds in the whirl of differing ideas. That we could be trusted to remain free, even when there were very, very seductive voices - taking advantage of our freedom of speech - who were trying to turn this country into the kind of place where the government could tell you what you can and cannot do.
Nat Hentoff[John] McCarthy's regime was ended by Senators who realized that he had gone too far. What we have now may be more insidious.
Nat HentoffI really envy, in some respects, some of the people of faith I've known - A.J.[Muste], for example.
Nat Hentoff