"We have, as a consequence, been making war on the Communists. This has had one very serious by-product. It has dramatized the American Communist Party and its dupes as the chief internal enemy of our economic system and our form of government. And it is widely feared that a crisis here would present our native Communists with their great opportunity."
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John Thomas Flynn
John Thomas Flynn (October 25, 1882 – April 13, 1964) was an American journalist known for his opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the United States' entry into World War II.
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