Harry Truman actually said...

Today, we are particularly concerned by the threat to our Government and our national life arising from the activities of the forces of Communist imperialism.

Context

Statement Upon Issuing Order Establishing the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights

01/22/1951

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