“As an American, I want to see our nation recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemy instead of ourselves.”

— Margaret Chase Smith

Declaration of Conscience (1950)
Context: As an American, I condemn a Republican "Fascist" just as much as I condemn a Democrat "Communist." I condemn a Democrat "Fascist" just as much as I condemn a Republican "Communist." They are equally dangerous to you and me and to our country. As an American, I want to see our nation recapture the strength and unity it once had when we fought the enemy instead of ourselves.

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Member of the United States Senate from Maine 1897–1995

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