:22:01
...anyone who does not share his hysterical
disregard for decency and human dignity...
:22:05
...and the rights guaranteed
by the Constitution...
:22:08
...must be either a Communist
or a fellow traveler.
:22:11
I fully expected this treatment.
:22:14
The senator added this reporter's name to
a long list of individuals and institutions...
:22:18
...he has accused of serving
the Communist cause.
:22:21
His proposition is very simple:
:22:24
Anyone who criticizes or opposes
Senator McCan'thy's methods...
:22:27
...must be a Communist.
:22:29
And if that be true, there are an
awful lot of Communists in this country.
:22:34
For the record let's consider briefly
some of the senator's charges.
:22:37
He claimed but offered no proof...
:22:40
...that I had been a member of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
:22:43
That is false.
:22:45
I was never a member of the IWW,
never applied for membership.
:22:50
The senator charged that
Professor Harold Laski...
:22:52
...a British scholar and politician,
dedicated a book to me.
:22:56
That's true.
:22:57
He is dead.
:22:58
He was a socialist, I am not.
:23:01
He was one
of those civilized individuals...
:23:03
...who did not insist upon agreement
with his political principles...
:23:07
...as a precondition for
conversation or friendship.
:23:10
I do not agree with his political ideas.
:23:13
Laski, as he makes clear
in the introduction...
:23:16
...dedicated the book to me,
not because of political agreement...
:23:19
...but because he held my wartime
broadcasts from London in high regard.
:23:23
And the dedication so reads.
:23:27
I believed 20 years ago
and I believe today...
:23:30
...that mature Americans can engage
in conversation and controversy...
:23:33
...the clash of ideas...
:23:35
...with Communists
anywhere in the world...
:23:37
...without becoming
contaminated or converted.
:23:40
I believe that our faith, our conviction...
:23:43
...our determination
are stronger than theirs...
:23:46
...and that we can compete,
and successfully...
:23:48
...not only in the area of bombs...
:23:51
...but in the area of ideas.
:23:55
I have worked with CBS
for more than 19 years.
:23:58
The company has subscribed fully
to my integrity and responsibility...