No one man can terrorize a whole nation unless we are all his accomplices.

Edward R. Murrow

On Joseph McCarthy.

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Topic

McCarthyism Red Scare Cold War Communism American politics

Speaker

Edward R. Murrow

Source

See It Now

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

Occupation

TV personality Journalist

From

United States

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Citation

Murrow, Edward R. Private comments to staff prior to broadcast of See It Now. 9 Mar. 1954, New York City, NY, USA.

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