On the recordJanuary 22, 1951
We must guard our freedom well--guard it from armed assault, guard it from subversive infiltration, guard it from internal suppression and the deadly imposition of conformity.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “We must guard our freedom well--guard it from armed assault, guard it from subversive infiltration, guard it from…”
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Statement Upon Issuing Order Establishing the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights
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