McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled.

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McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled.

Joseph McCarthy

1952

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Red Scare Cold War Communism American politics

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McCarthy, Joseph. Speech in Wisconsin. c. 1952. Wisconsin, USA.

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McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled. — Joseph McCarthy

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