Harry Truman actually said...

It would put the Government of the United States in the thought control business.

H.R. 9490 would not hurt the communists. Instead, it would help them.

Instead of striking blows at communism, they would strike blows at our own liberties and at our position in the forefront of those working f...

This provision does not require an evil intent or purpose on the part of the alien, as does a similar provision in the Smith Act.