And their singleminded effort to destroy freedom is strengthened by the discipline. the secrecy. and the swiftness with which an efficient despotism can move. In addition. the ability of a totalitarian state to mobilize all of its resources for the service of the state. whatever the human cost. has great attraction for those who live on the marginal edge of existence. fired with a strong feeling of ancient wrongs and grievances. a feeling which is tirelessly exploited by our adversariesthe people who live on an income of $60 or $70 or $80 a yearthe example of the Soviet Union which in the short space of 40 years has transformed itself from being among the most backward countries of Europe to being a leader in space. has powerful attraction. Once a state succumbs. however. to this attraction. to the lure of communism. to the lure of totalitarianismeven for a momentresistance is then crushed. opposition is destroyed. and despotic power is maintained even when finally the people may realize they have been cruelly misledand the steady stream of refugees out of Vietnam in the north. out of Eastern Germany. out of Cuba. all indicate the real nature of their society once it has assumed control. On this path thus far there has been no turning back. There can be no doubt. therefore. that this determined and powerful system will subject us to many tests of nerve and will in the coming yearsin Berlin. in Asia. in the Middle East. in this hemisphere.
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