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====McCarthy====
====McCarthy====
Smith criticized the report released by the [[Tydings Committee]] which wrongfully exonerated the [[State Department]] of wrongdoing, correctly asserting that the committee:<ref>Schapsmeier, Edward L.; Schapsmeier, Frederick H. [https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9018&context=annals-of-iowa A Strong Voice for Keeping America Strong]. ''State Historical Society of Iowa''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...made the fatal error of subjectively attempting to discredit McCarthy rather than objectively investigating and evaluating his charges.}}
She is remembered for her famous Declaration of Conscience in the 1950s in which she stated:<ref>[http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/margaretchasesmithconscience.html Margaret Chase Smith -- "Declaration of Conscience"]. ''American Rhetoric''.</ref>
She is remembered for her famous Declaration of Conscience in the 1950s in which she stated:<ref>[http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/margaretchasesmithconscience.html Margaret Chase Smith -- "Declaration of Conscience"]. ''American Rhetoric''.</ref>
{{Cquote|The American people are sick and tired of being afraid to speak their minds lest they be politically smeared as "Communists" or "Fascists" by their opponents.
{{Cquote|The American people are sick and tired of being afraid to speak their minds lest they be politically smeared as "Communists" or "Fascists" by their opponents.