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To the editor:
George Bush seems to be running against the American Civil Liberties Union, claiming that it is “outside the mainstream.” Nothing could be more wrong. Nothing is more solidly American than the principle that no citizen falls outside the protection of the Bill of Rights. This is the sole basis of the ACLU’s activities.
Douglas MacArthur said of Roger Baldwin on his retirement from the ACLU: “[his] crusade for civil liberties has had a profound and beneficial influence upon the course of American progress. With countless individuals finding protection in the nobility of the cause he has long espoused, he stands out as one of the architects of our cherished American way of life.”
Harry Truman wrote to the ACLU: “1 believe with your members that whatever a man’s political thinking, whatever his background, environment or education, he must, if he be a real American, respect the aims of organizations such as yours. The integrity of the ACLU and of its workers in the field has never been, and I feel, never will be questioned.”
Dwight Eisenhower wrote to the ACLU: “During the span of years covered by your organization, the American people have given increased attention to progress in the field of civil rights. . .There is work to be done, and while I remain in office — and for as long as God gives
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