er was even a member of his own party) of being Communists Even today, many lessons can and have been learned from this experience. The main lesson learned is that the freedom of expression and of thought is so important, that if it is taken away, in particular by the government, justice cannot be either carried out or achieved. Since the McCarthy era, nothing like the Red Scare has ever occurred in American society or government. People have become very cautious not to repeat the mistakes of the past, especially ones so rediculous as the deportation of immigrants for their political beliefs. But the question remains as to whether America will always remember this episode of the early 1920's, or will she simply forget it and make the same mistakes over and over again. Perhaps Albert Einstein said it most eloquently in an interview on December 30, 1930... "I never think of the future, It comes soon enough."...
