Jan 8, 2009
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions.- Lillian Hellman Attribution: Lillian Hellman (1905–1984), U.S. playwright. Letter, May 19, 1952, to John S. Wood, Chairman of the House un-American Activities Committee. Quoted in Nation (New York, May 31, 1952). Refusing to testify against colleagues accused of Communist affiliations.
Categories: Conscience, Playwright
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