History, 26.03.2021 03:40 haileysolis5

In Margaret Chase Smith's "Declaration of Conscience," she states:
"Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism in
making character assassinations are all too frequently those
who, by our own words and acts, ignore some of the basic
principles of Americanism-
The right to criticize.
The right to hold unpopular beliefs.
The right to protest
The right to independent thought.
What purpose did Senator Smith intend her words to serve in
the midst of the Second Red Scare?

A. She condemns those who would criticize the
government for identifying and punishing
Communists.
B. She identifies the hypocrisy of blaming those who
criticize the government as being un-American
C. She challenges the Senate to criticize and protest
those who "shout the loudest about Americanism."
D. She acknowledges that thinking independently and holding unpopular beliefs is unwise in politics.

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