"How could the USA champion individual freedom in the world generally while denying it to an important minority in its own country."
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Civil rights in the USA, 1863–1980 (2001), p. 107
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Dean Acheson
Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was the United States Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman. He was known to have played a large part in writing the Truman Doctrine, and was well-known for his anti-Communist views.
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