“Have You Ever Read the Constitution?”, 1945

John S. Wood became chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1949.
Tonight and tomorrow, most newspapers will carry the story of a bill to pin down radio commentators to straight reporting, introduced by you in Congress. Representative, Wood, have you ever read the constitution of these United States???
History bears out how millions of us have died defending our freedoms, especially the most cherished one, “of speech”. We will not permit legislators to steal it, by chisseling it down.

“Have You Ever Read the Constitution?” 1945

Stanislaw Victor Madejowski was one of few Americans brave enough to speak out against the HUAC investigations. He signed this letter as a Veteran of World War II, a war he fought “for the extension of freedom, not for its curbing!”

National Archives, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives