Security, for me, took a tumble not when I read that there were Communists in Hollywood but when I read your editorial in praise of loyalty testing and thought control. If a man is in health, he doesn't need to take anybody else's temperature to know where he is going.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Loyalty testing and thought control threaten security more than external enemies like communists.
- In plain terms
- Forcing people to prove loyalty hurts safety more than bad people do.
- What can you take from it?
- Thought control is dangerous to society.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does loyalty testing protect or endanger liberty?
- Who should decide what is safe?
Another view
Security measures sometimes require checking affiliations for safety.
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