Able Quote by David Horowitz

The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men.

— Emanuel Celler

“Of the things I had not known when I started out, I think the most important was the degree to which the legacy of…

— David Halberstam

McCarthy generally, as an individual, was a liberal. He was, in economic philosophy and a lot of other things, extremely liberal.

— Roy Cohn

The portrayal of Senator Joe McCarthy as a wild-eyed demagogue destroying innocent lives is sheer liberal hobgoblinism. Liberals weren't cowering in fear during the…

— Ann Coulter

McCarthyism and Trumpism are very different. They stand for very different things, but the technique of the big lie, smearing and telling lies, you…

— Jake Tapper

“There are a dozen books about McCarthy. Yet there is no biography of the senator who had the backbone to stand up to him…

— David McCullough

“Of the trials that Eisenhower encountered in politics, McCarthy’s behavior was the most difficult to abide. In his private correspondence, Eisenhower repeatedly conveyed his…

— John A. Farrell

Eugene McCarthy is definitely an inspiration to me as a Democrat and as someone going to the university. It is definitely important to me.

— Vanessa L. Williams

If none of us ever read a book that was "dangerous," had a friend who was "different," or joined an organization that advocated "change,"…

— Edward R. Murrow

There is a hate layer of opinion and emotion in America. There will be other McCarthys to come who will be hailed as its…

— Max Lerner

Senator McCarthy's reckless and unfounded attempt to impugn my loyalty is just one more example of his typical tactic of attempting to tie up…

— Edward R. Murrow

“I wondered...if there should be anything wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy (Republican) of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.”

— Ernest Hemingway