October 12, 1948, “Human freedom is today threatened by regimented statism. . . . In today’s struggle, no free man, no free institution, can be neutral.” Americans must fight for freedom at home and abroad or risk losing it to forces of subversion, tyranny, and a paternalist state. On the world stage he called for vigilance against Soviet aggression and tyranny, but much of his criticism was directed at the home front.