"Citizenship in a democracy is more than a ballot dropped in a box on Election Day. It's a 365-daysa-year job requiring the active participation and best judgment of every citizen in the affairs of his community, his nation, and his country's relations with the world...
Fascism thrives on indifference and ignorance. It makes headway when people are apathetic or cynical about their government — when they think of it as something far removed from them and beyond their personal concern....
Freedom, like peace and security, cannot be maintained in isolation. It involves being alert and on guard against the infringement not only of our own freedom but the freedom of every American. If we permit discrimination, prejudice, or hate to rob anyone of his democratic rights, our own freedom and all democracy is threatened.
What is true of America is true of the world. The germ of fascism cannot be quarantined in a Munich Brown House or a balcony in Rome. If we want to make certain that fascism does not come to America, we must make certain that it does not thrive anywhere in the world...
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