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He once represented the U.S. Army when it was under investigation by HUAC for un-American activity. Or did he do something more interesting than that once?
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He is speaker of the famous quote Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
A week later McCarthy was officially censured and the paranoia he inspired died down. He died 3 years later in Bethesda, Maryland, on May 2, 1957. His death certificate listed the cause of death as "Hepatitis, acute, cause unknown".
Some days I think we could use a bit of old-fashioned gummint censure.
What is Joseph N. Welch's real life claim to fame?