I call them un-American for I know of no better Americans than my fellow members of this board, none more loyal, none more devoted to those splendid principles that once made the very name America such a good sound in the ears of all men. That we are going to jail is not a matter of great consequence. We personally accepted these jail sentences rather than surrender our principles and the principles of the nation to the ethics of the Un-American Committee. But the reasons why we go to jail are a matter of great indeed tragic consequence to all Americans. For, with our imprisonment, anti-fascism becomes a crime under the law of the land.
Charity becomes a crime.
To aid the sick and the hungry becomes a crime if the politics of those you aid are not the politics of the Un-American Committee. I need not and will not apologize for my native land. I know it too well and love it too deeply. I cannot remain silent while a group of evil men attempt to make that land an abomination in the eyes of free people everywhere. My voice will be heard.