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Robert C. Byrd: “One third of the world's population now stands in the Communist camp, and the enemy is gaining. None of us can afford to…”

On the recordMarch 31, 1954
One third of the world's population now stands in the Communist camp, and the enemy is gaining. None of us can afford to forget, even for a moment, that their ultimate objective is to defeat and destroy democratic, imperialistic, and capitalistic America.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Mar 31, 1954

Editor's note · Context

Warning against recognizing or trading with Communist China ahead of the Geneva talks.

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