Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching your or critising you. The chan… - Eleanor Roosevelt

There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.

If people only realized what a war goes on in a child’s mind and heart in a situation of this kind, I think they would try to explain more than they do,

I have waited a while before saying anything about the Un-American Activities Committee's current investigation of the Hollywood film industry. I would not be very much surprised if some writers or actors or stagehands, or what not, were found to have Communist leanings, but I was surprised to find that, at the start of the inquiry, some of the big producers were so chicken-hearted about speaking up for the freedom of their industry.
One thing is sure — none of the arts flourishes on censorship and repression. And by this time it should be evident that the American public is capable of doing its own censoring. Certainly, the Thomas Committee is growing more ludicrous daily. (29 October 1947)