There is no question about that. A democracy has a perfect right to protect itself. but remember this: You are not protecting democracy by this legislation. Spies and saboteurs will not register nor submit to fingerprinting. You are not protecting democracy by discriminating against the noncitizen by forcing him to be fingerprinted and registered. What difference is there between this procedure and that of Gestapo Germany? What protection are you giving our democracy when you substitute for the traditions and institutions of American freedom the concepts and practices of Hitlerism? I believe that spies and saboteurs and anybody who engages in any illegal activity should be immediately apprehended and severely punished.
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